Which to use
“moderada” and “moderadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,816
- “moderada” frequency rank
- #26,537
- “moderadas” frequency rank
- 38353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moderada | moderadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de moderado, participio de moderar. | Forma del femenino plural de moderado, participio de moderar. |
Where the eye mixes moderada and moderadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses moderada with moderadas
A purely visual mix-up. moderada ([moð̞eˈɾað̞a]) and moderadas ([moð̞eˈɾað̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “moderada” sits inside “moderadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moderada is recorded at frequency rank #11,816, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [moð̞eˈɾað̞a]. moderadas is at rank #26,537, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [moð̞eˈɾað̞as].
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 38353, this pair ranks #170,481 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moderada vs moderadas
Shared letters: ademor. Private to "moderada": -. Private to "moderadas": s.
"moderada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "moderadas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moderada" and "moderadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "moderada" or "moderadas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "moderada" and "moderadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "moderada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moderadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,481 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moderada" and "moderadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moderadas vs mostradas". 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 #170,481 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.