moderierenvsmoderiertTell them apart

Which to use

“moderieren” and “moderiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,626
“moderieren” frequency rank
#11,707
“moderiert” frequency rank
35333
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moderieren moderiert
Definition eine (Publikums-)Diskussion leiten, durch eine Fernsehsendung führen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs moderieren

Where the eye mixes moderieren and moderiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. moderieren runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCVC) against moderiert's 9 (CVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
moderieren
9 ch
moderiert

Look-alike desk: moderieren vs moderiert

A purely visual mix-up. moderieren ([modəˈʁiːʁən]) and moderiert ([modəˈʁiːɐ̯t]) 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 35333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

moderieren is recorded at frequency rank #23,626, classified as averb, pronounced [modəˈʁiːʁən]. moderiert is at rank #11,707, tagged as averb, pronounced [modəˈʁiːɐ̯t].

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 35333, this pair ranks #1,642,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of moderieren vs moderiert

Shared letters: deimor. Private to "moderieren": n. Private to "moderiert": t.

"moderieren" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC  ·  "moderiert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moderieren ← mdoerieren · mmoderieren · modderieren · modeireren · modereiren · moderieern · moderierenn · moderierne
  • moderiert ← mdoeriert · mmoderiert · modderiert · modeirert · modereirt · moderierrt · moderiertt · moderietr

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "moderieren" and "moderiert" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([modəˈʁiːʁən] versus [modəˈʁiːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "moderieren" vs "moderiert" - which ranks higher?
"moderiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,707 in our German list, against #23,626 for "moderieren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "moderieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "moderiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,642,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moderieren" and "moderiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modellieren vs moderieren". 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 #1,642,505 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list