moderiertvsmodernerConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#11,707
“moderiert” frequency rank
#6,331
“moderner” frequency rank
18038
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moderiert moderner
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs moderieren Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs modern

Where the eye mixes moderiert and moderner

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
moderiert
8 ch
moderner

Look-alike desk: moderiert vs moderner

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: moderiert is [modəˈʁiːɐ̯t] while moderner is [moˈdɛʁnɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18038, 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]. moderner is at rank #6,331, tagged as anadj, pronounced [moˈdɛʁnɐ].

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 18038, this pair ranks #1,922,001 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of moderiert vs moderner

Shared letters: demor. Private to "moderiert": it. Private to "moderner": n.

"moderiert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC  ·  "moderner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moderiertmdoeriert · mmoderiert · modderiert · modeirert · modereirt · moderierrt · moderiertt · moderietr
  • modernermdoerner · mmoderner · modderner · modenrer · moderenr · modernerr · modernner · modernre

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "moderiert" and "moderner" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "moderiert" is a verb and "moderner" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "moderiert" or "moderner"?
"moderner" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,331 in our German list, against #11,707 for "moderiert". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "moderiert" and "moderner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "moderiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "moderner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,922,001 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moderiert" and "moderner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moderiert 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 #1,922,001 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