Which to use
“modéré” and “modérée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,044
- “modéré” frequency rank
- #11,084
- “modérée” frequency rank
- 20128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modéré | modérée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partisan de positions politiques non extrémistes. | Partisane de positions politiques non extrémistes. |
Same sound, different letters: modéré vs modérée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. modéré runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against modérée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: modéré vs modérée
This is the hard kind. modéré and modérée are pronounced identically (\mɔ.de.ʁe\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “modéré” sits inside “modérée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modéré is recorded at frequency rank #9,044, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.de.ʁe\. modérée is at rank #11,084, tagged as anoun, 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 20128, this pair ranks #369,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modéré vs modérée
Shared letters: dmoré. Private to "modéré": -. Private to "modérée": e.
"modéré" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "modérée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "modéré" and "modérée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "modéré" vs "modérée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "modéré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modérée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modéré" and "modérée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modéré vs moire". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #369,819 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.