Which to use
“moderate” and “moderaten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,835
- “moderate” frequency rank
- #24,836
- “moderaten” frequency rank
- 49671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moderate | moderaten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs moderat | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs moderat |
Where the eye mixes moderate and moderaten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. moderate runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against moderaten's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between moderate and moderaten
A purely visual mix-up. moderate ([modeˈʁaːtə]) and moderaten ([modeˈʁaːtn̩]) 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) - “moderate” sits inside “moderaten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moderate is recorded at frequency rank #24,835, classified as anadj, pronounced [modeˈʁaːtə]. moderaten is at rank #24,836, tagged as anadj, pronounced [modeˈʁaːtn̩].
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 49671, this pair ranks #1,202,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moderate vs moderaten
Shared letters: ademort. Private to "moderate": -. Private to "moderaten": n.
"moderate" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "moderaten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moderate" and "moderaten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "moderate" vs "moderaten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "moderate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moderaten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,202,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moderate" and "moderaten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moderate vs modernste". 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 #1,202,633 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.