modérément

\mɔ.de.ʁe.mɑ̃\

/\mɔ.de.ʁe.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“modérément” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,738. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,738
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avec modération.

Corpus desk

Index FR-moderement · modérément · French

modérément · rank #25,738 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,738
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mob

Nearest frequency peer: mob (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « modérément »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « modérément » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

modérément vs modestement
64% similar

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

Key facts for modérément
PropertyValue
Headwordmodérément
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\mɔ.de.ʁe.mɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,738
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « modérément »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.modérémentse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mob » (#25,737), « momo » (#25,739), « Mitch » (#25,736). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « modérément » est au #25,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around modérément (IPA \mɔ.de.ʁe.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #25,738 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Avec modération.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for modérément, with forms such as "mdoérément", "mmodérément", and "moddérément". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "modestement", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is modérément, spelled M-O-D-É-R-É-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avec modération.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais le duc de Mayenne lui fit dire de prêcher plus modérément, sinon qu'il l'enverrait, cousu dans son froc , prêcher dans la rivière.
  2. C'est un grand signe de médiocrité de louer toujours modérément.

Synonyms

sans excès

Antonyms

immodérément

This word in other languages

gemäßigt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mdoérément
  • mmodérément
  • moddérément
  • moderement
  • modréément
  • modérméent
  • modérrément
  • modéréemnt
  • modérémennt
  • modérémentt
  • modérémetn
  • modérémment
  • modérémnet
  • modéérment
  • moédrément
  • omdérément

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of modérément - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mdoérément2mmodérément1moddérément1moderement2modréément2modérméent2modérrément1modéréemnt2
Edit distance from "modérément"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "modérément"?
"modérément" is spelled M-O-D-É-R-É-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ.de.ʁe.mɑ̃\.
What does "modérément" mean?
As an adverb, "modérément" means: Avec modération.
What words are commonly confused with "modérément"?
"modérément" is commonly confused with "modestement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "modérément"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "modérément" is \mɔ.de.ʁe.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "modérément" come from?
"modérément" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

montagneux#25,741médiévales#25,748métaphores#25,750négociants#25,756

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

hurlements16 variantshomogénéité16 variantsrécurrentes16 variantsgourmandise16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list