Which to use
“modéré” and “modes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,044
- “modéré” frequency rank
- #4,588
- “modes” frequency rank
- 13632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modéré | modes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partisan de positions politiques non extrémistes. | Ensemble de parure que l’on rajoute à un vêtement, dentelles, plumes, etc. colifichet. Autrefois, l‘apanage des modistes. |
Where the eye mixes modéré and modes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. modéré runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against modes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses modéré with modes
A purely visual mix-up. modéré (\mɔ.de.ʁe\) and modes (\mɔd\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13632, 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\. modes is at rank #4,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔd\.
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 13632, this pair ranks #400,208 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modéré vs modes
Shared letters: dmo. Private to "modéré": ré. Private to "modes": es.
"modéré" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "modes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- modes ← mdoes · mmodes · moddes · modess · modse · moeds · omdes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "modéré" and "modes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "modéré" vs "modes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "modéré" and "modes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "modéré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,208 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modéré" and "modes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modéré vs moire". 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 #400,208 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.