moderierenvsmoderierteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: moderieren is a verb, moderierte is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set moderieren and moderierte apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
moderieren
10 ch
moderierte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • moderierenmdoerieren · mmoderieren · modderieren · modeireren · modereiren · moderieern · moderierenn · moderierne
  • moderiertemdoerierte · mmoderierte · modderierte · modeirerte · modereirte · moderieret · moderierrte · moderiertte

Frequency comparison

moderieren#23,626
moderierte#28,314

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "moderieren" and "moderierte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "moderieren" is a verb and "moderierte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "moderieren" or "moderierte"?
"moderieren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,626 in our German list, against #28,314 for "moderierte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering moderieren vs moderierte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “moderieren”; for an adjective, it's “moderierte”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “moderieren” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list