moderiertvsmoderierteTell them apart

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

Which to use

“moderiert” is a verb and “moderierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,707
“moderiert” frequency rank
#28,314
“moderierte” frequency rank
40021
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moderiert moderierte
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs moderieren Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs moderiert

Where the eye mixes moderiert and moderierte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
moderiert
10 ch
moderierte

Why the eye confuses moderiert with moderierte

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: moderiert is [modəˈʁiːɐ̯t] while moderierte is [modəˈʁiːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “moderiert” sits inside “moderierte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

moderiert is recorded at frequency rank #11,707, classified as averb, pronounced [modəˈʁiːɐ̯t]. 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 40021, this pair ranks #1,520,229 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of moderiert vs moderierte

Shared letters: deimort. Private to "moderiert": -. Private to "moderierte": -.

"moderiert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC  ·  "moderierte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moderiertmdoeriert · mmoderiert · modderiert · modeirert · modereirt · moderierrt · moderiertt · moderietr
  • moderiertemdoerierte · mmoderierte · modderierte · modeirerte · modereirte · moderieret · moderierrte · moderiertte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "moderiert" and "moderierte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "moderiert" is a verb and "moderierte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "moderiert" or "moderierte" show up more?
"moderiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,707 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "moderiert" 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 #1,520,229 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moderiert" 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 #1,520,229 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