Which to use
“moqués” is a verb and “moqueur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,055
- “moqués” frequency rank
- #25,402
- “moqueur” frequency rank
- 73457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moqués | moqueur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de moquer. | Qui se moque ; qui raille ; qui a l’habitude de se moquer ou de railler. |
Where the eye mixes moqués and moqueur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: moqués vs moqueur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: moqués is \mɔ.ke\ while moqueur is \mɔ.kœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moqués is recorded at frequency rank #48,055, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ.ke\. moqueur is at rank #25,402, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.kœʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 73457, this pair ranks #40,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moqués vs moqueur
Shared letters: moqu. Private to "moqués": sé. Private to "moqueur": er.
"moqués" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "moqueur" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- moqueur ← mmoqueur · moqeuur · moqqueur · moqueru · moqueurr · moquuer · mouqeur · mqoueur
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moqués" and "moqueur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "moqués" or "moqueur" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "moqués" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moqueur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moqués" and "moqueur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moquée vs moqués". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #40,406 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.