Which to use
“modérée” is a noun and “montrée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,084
- “modérée” frequency rank
- #15,446
- “montrée” frequency rank
- 26530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modérée | montrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partisane de positions politiques non extrémistes. | Participe passé féminin singulier de montrer. |
Where the eye mixes modérée and montrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. modérée (CVCVCVV) and montrée (CVCCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between modérée and montrée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: modérée is \mɔ.de.ʁe\ while montrée is \mɔ̃.tʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 26530, 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\. montrée is at rank #15,446, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔ̃.tʁe\.
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 26530, this pair ranks #334,423 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modérée vs montrée
Shared letters: emoré. Private to "modérée": d. Private to "montrée": nt.
"modérée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "montrée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "modérée" and "montrée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "modérée" or "montrée" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "modérée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "montrée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,423 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modérée" and "montrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "montrée vs Montreux". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #334,423 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.