gemäßigt
\ɡəˈmɛːsɪçt\
The verdict
“gemäßigt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Modéré.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gema-igt · gemäßigt · French
gemäßigt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | gemäßigt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡəˈmɛːsɪçt\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
gemäßigt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡəˈmɛːsɪçt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Modéré.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gemäßigt, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is gemäßigt, spelled G-E-M-Ä-S-S-I-G-T.
Definition
- 1Modéré.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gemäßigt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sobald Chruschtschow von seinen Ämtern enthoben war, errichtete die Generation (...) eine Art von abgeschwächtem Stalinismus, der auf der Vergrößerung des Parteiapparats beruhte, auf der Beständigkeit ihrer Kader, (...) kleinen und großen Pfründen und gemäßigten Repressionen (...)
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