Which to use
“modéré” is a noun and “moudre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,044
- “modéré” frequency rank
- #32,919
- “moudre” frequency rank
- 41963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modéré | moudre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partisan de positions politiques non extrémistes. | Mettre en poudre au moyen d’un moulin. |
Where the eye mixes modéré and moudre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. modéré (CVCVCV) and moudre (CVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses modéré with moudre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: modéré is \mɔ.de.ʁe\ while moudre is \mudʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41963, 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\. moudre is at rank #32,919, tagged as averb, pronounced \mudʁ\.
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 41963, this pair ranks #229,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of modéré vs moudre
Shared letters: dmor. Private to "modéré": é. Private to "moudre": eu.
"modéré" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "moudre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- moudre ← mmoudre · modure · mouddre · mouder · moudrre · mourde · muodre · omudre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "modéré" and "moudre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "modéré" vs "moudre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "modéré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moudre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modéré" and "moudre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mordue vs moudre". 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 #229,224 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.