modelervsmodérésTell them apart

Quick tell: modeler is a verb, modérés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“modeler” is a verb and “modérés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,864
“modeler” frequency rank
#12,817
“modérés” frequency rank
42681
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature modeler modérés
Definition Façonner une matière molle pour en faire une forme. Masculin pluriel de modéré.

Where the eye mixes modeler and modérés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
modeler
7 ch
modérés

Visual trap between modeler and modérés

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: modeler is \mɔ.də.le\ while modérés is \mɔ.de.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

modeler is recorded at frequency rank #29,864, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ.də.le\. modérés is at rank #12,817, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.de.ʁe\.

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 42681, this pair ranks #223,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of modeler vs modérés

Shared letters: dmor. Private to "modeler": el. Private to "modérés": .

"modeler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "modérés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modelermdoeler · mmodeler · moddeler · modeelr · modelerr · modeller · modelre · modleer

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "modeler" for "modérés" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "modeler" is a verb and "modérés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary French text, does "modeler" or "modérés" show up more?
"modérés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,817 in our French list, against #29,864 for "modeler". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "modeler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "modérés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #223,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "modeler" and "modérés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modeler vs morfler". 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 #223,753 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list