Moderator

[modeˈʁaːtoːɐ̯]

/[modeˈʁaːtoːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Moderator” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,106. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,106
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die eine Diskussion, Veranstaltung oder eine Sendung moderiert

Corpus desk

Index DE-moderator · Moderator · German

Moderator · rank #5,106 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,106
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Notwendigkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Notwendigkeit (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Moderator“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Moderator“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Moderator vs Moderatoren
82% similar
Moderator vs Moderatorin
82% similar
Moderator vs moderat
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Moderator
PropertyValue
HeadwordModerator
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[modeˈʁaːtoːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,106
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Moderator“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Moderatorliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Notwendigkeit“ (#5,107), „Mieter“ (#5,104), „nunmehr“ (#5,108). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Moderator“ bei #5,106. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Moderator (IPA [modeˈʁaːtoːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,106 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Moderator, with forms such as "mdoerator", "mmoderator", and "modderator". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Moderatoren", "Moderatorin", "moderat", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Moderator, spelled M-O-D-E-R-A-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die eine Diskussion, Veranstaltung oder eine Sendung moderiert
  2. 2
    Material, das die Geschwindigkeit von freien Neutronen mindert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Moderator appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Bevor die ARD aber frohgemut in die Fernsehzukunft aufbricht, wird sie Günter Jauch als Moderator einer klassischen Talkshow in Stellung bringen.“
  2. „Friedel tat sich dabei weniger als Lehrer hervor, der vor dem Kamin Frontalunterricht gab, sondern eher als Moderator, der uns bei der Lektüre des Lehrbuchs unterstützte.“

Synonyms

Host

This word in other languages

moderator(English)animador(Español)présentateur(Français)apresentador(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mdoerator
  • mmoderator
  • modderator
  • modeartor
  • moderaotr
  • moderatorr
  • moderatro
  • moderattor
  • moderrator
  • modertaor
  • modreator
  • moedrator
  • omderator

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Moderator - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mdoerator2mmoderator1modderator1modeartor2moderaotr2moderatorr1moderatro2moderattor1
Edit distance from "Moderator"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Moderator"?
"Moderator" is spelled M-O-D-E-R-A-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [modeˈʁaːtoːɐ̯].
What does "Moderator" mean?
As a noun, "Moderator" means: Person, die eine Diskussion, Veranstaltung oder eine Sendung moderiert
What words are commonly confused with "Moderator"?
"Moderator" is commonly confused with "Moderatoren", "Moderatorin", "moderat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Moderator"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Moderator" is [modeˈʁaːtoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Moderator" come from?
"Moderator" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Moderator", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list