Which to use
“moderat” and “moderate” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,625
- “moderat” frequency rank
- #24,835
- “moderate” frequency rank
- 48460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moderat | moderate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Maßen, gemäßigt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs moderat |
Where the eye mixes moderat and moderate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between moderat and moderate
A purely visual mix-up. moderat ([modeˈʁaːt]) and moderate ([modeˈʁaːtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “moderat” sits inside “moderate”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moderat is recorded at frequency rank #23,625, classified as anadj, pronounced [modeˈʁaːt]. moderate is at rank #24,835, tagged as anadj, pronounced [modeˈʁaːtə].
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 48460, this pair ranks #1,247,791 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moderat vs moderate
Shared letters: ademort. Private to "moderat": -. Private to "moderate": -.
"moderat" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "moderate" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moderat" for "moderate" ever safe?
Frequency check: "moderat" vs "moderate" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "moderat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moderate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,247,791 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moderat" and "moderate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Modena vs moderat". 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 #1,247,791 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.