Which to use
“modération” and “modulation” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,597
- “modération” frequency rank
- #22,003
- “modulation” frequency rank
- 29600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modération | modulation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vertu qui porte à garder une sage mesure en toutes choses. | Inflexion de la voix. |
Where the eye mixes modération and modulation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses modération with modulation
A purely visual mix-up. modération (\mɔ.de.ʁa.sjɔ̃\) and modulation (\mɔ.dy.la.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modération is recorded at frequency rank #7,597, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.de.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. modulation is at rank #22,003, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.dy.la.sjɔ̃\.
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 29600, this pair ranks #315,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of modération vs modulation
Shared letters: adimnot. Private to "modération": ré. Private to "modulation": lu.
"modération" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "modulation" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- modulation ← mdoulation · mmodulation · moddulation · modluation · modualtion · modulaiton · modulatino · modulationn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "modération" and "modulation" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "modération" vs "modulation" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "modération" and "modulation" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "modération" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modulation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modération" and "modulation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "macération vs modération". 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 #315,653 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.