Moderato
[modeˈʁaːto]
The verdict
“Moderato” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein gemäßigt oder gemäßigt schnell gespieltes Musikstück (Tempoangabe)
Corpus desk
Index DE-moderato · Moderato · German
Moderato · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Moderato |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [modeˈʁaːto] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Moderato“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Moderato is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [modeˈʁaːto]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein gemäßigt oder gemäßigt schnell gespieltes Musikstück (Tempoangabe)".
Zero misspellings are on record for Moderato in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Moderato, spelled M-O-D-E-R-A-T-O.
Definition
- 1ein gemäßigt oder gemäßigt schnell gespieltes Musikstück (Tempoangabe)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Moderato appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im subtil ausgesungenen Moderato ließen sich die beiden umso mehr Zeit für Details der Phrasierung.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.