Which to use
“moderieren” is a verb and “moderierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,626
- “moderieren” frequency rank
- #28,314
- “moderierte” frequency rank
- 51940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moderieren | moderierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine (Publikums-)Diskussion leiten, durch eine Fernsehsendung führen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs moderiert |
Where the eye mixes moderieren and moderierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. moderieren (CVCVCVVCVC) and moderierte (CVCVCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: moderieren vs moderierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: moderieren is [modəˈʁiːʁən] while moderierte is [modəˈʁiːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51940, 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]. moderierte is at rank #28,314, tagged as anadj, pronounced [modəˈʁiːɐ̯tə].
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 51940, this pair ranks #1,116,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moderieren vs moderierte
Shared letters: deimor. Private to "moderieren": n. Private to "moderierte": t.
"moderieren" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC · "moderierte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- moderieren ← mdoerieren · mmoderieren · modderieren · modeireren · modereiren · moderieern · moderierenn · moderierne
- moderierte ← mdoerierte · mmoderierte · modderierte · modeirerte · modereirte · moderieret · moderierrte · moderiertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "moderieren" and "moderierte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "moderieren" or "moderierte" show up more?
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 "moderierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,116,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moderieren" and "moderierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moderierte vs modernere". 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 #1,116,139 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.