# moderat vs modern

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### moderat
*adjective · IPA [modeˈʁaːt] · frequency rank #23,625*
in Maßen, gemäßigt

### modern
*adjective · IPA [moˈdɛʁn] · frequency rank #4,450*
der Zeit entsprechend, neuzeitlich

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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