Which to use
“moderadas” and “moderados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,537
- “moderadas” frequency rank
- #15,424
- “moderados” frequency rank
- 41961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moderadas | moderados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de moderado, participio de moderar. | Forma del plural de moderado, participio de moderar. |
Where the eye mixes moderadas and moderados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between moderadas and moderados
A purely visual mix-up. moderadas ([moð̞eˈɾað̞as]) and moderados ([moð̞eˈɾað̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “moderadas” becomes o in “moderados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moderadas is recorded at frequency rank #26,537, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [moð̞eˈɾað̞as]. moderados is at rank #15,424, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [moð̞eˈɾað̞os].
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 41961, this pair ranks #150,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moderadas vs moderados
Shared letters: ademors. Private to "moderadas": -. Private to "moderados": -.
"moderadas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "moderados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moderadas" and "moderados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "moderadas" or "moderados"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "moderadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moderados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moderadas" and "moderados" 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 #150,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.