Which to use
“modérée” is a noun and “modérés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,084
- “modérée” frequency rank
- #12,817
- “modérés” frequency rank
- 23901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modérée | modérés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partisane de positions politiques non extrémistes. | Masculin pluriel de modéré. |
Same sound, different letters: modérée vs modérés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. modérée (CVCVCVV) and modérés (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: modérée vs modérés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: modérée and modérés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mɔ.de.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “modérée” becomes s in “modérés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modérée is recorded at frequency rank #11,084, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.de.ʁe\. 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 23901, this pair ranks #349,791 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modérée vs modérés
Shared letters: dmoré. Private to "modérée": e. Private to "modérés": s.
"modérée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "modérés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "modérée" for "modérés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "modérée" or "modérés" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "modérée" 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 #349,791 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modérée" and "modérés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Modène vs modérés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #349,791 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.