Which to use
“moderat” and “moderne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,625
- “moderat” frequency rank
- #1,741
- “moderne” frequency rank
- 25366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moderat | moderne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Maßen, gemäßigt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs modern |
Where the eye mixes moderat and moderne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between moderat and moderne
A purely visual mix-up. moderat ([modeˈʁaːt]) and moderne ([moˈdɛʁnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25366, 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]. moderne is at rank #1,741, tagged as anadj, pronounced [moˈdɛʁnə].
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 25366, this pair ranks #1,834,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of moderat vs moderne
Shared letters: demor. Private to "moderat": at. Private to "moderne": n.
"moderat" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "moderne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moderat" and "moderne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "moderat" or "moderne" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "moderat" and "moderne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "moderat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moderne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,834,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moderat" and "moderne" 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 #1,834,378 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.