Which to use
“moderate” and “moderne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,835
- “moderate” frequency rank
- #1,741
- “moderne” frequency rank
- 26576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moderate | moderne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs moderat | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs modern |
Where the eye mixes moderate and moderne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between moderate and moderne
A purely visual mix-up. moderate ([modeˈʁaːtə]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26576, 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]. 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 26576, this pair ranks #1,815,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of moderate vs moderne
Shared letters: demor. Private to "moderate": at. Private to "moderne": n.
"moderate" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "moderne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "moderate" and "moderne" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "moderate" or "moderne" 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 "moderate" 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 #1,815,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moderate" and "moderne" 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 #1,815,909 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.