Which to use
“modérées” and “modérés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,865
- “modérées” frequency rank
- #12,817
- “modérés” frequency rank
- 42682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modérées | modérés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de modéré. | Masculin pluriel de modéré. |
Same sound, different letters: modérées vs modérés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. modérées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against modérés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: modérées vs modérés
This is the hard kind. modérées and modérés are pronounced identically (\mɔ.de.ʁe\) and both work as anadjective. 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modérées is recorded at frequency rank #29,865, classified as anadj, 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 42682, this pair ranks #223,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of modérées vs modérés
Shared letters: dmorsé. Private to "modérées": e. Private to "modérés": -.
"modérées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "modérés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "modérées" and "modérés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "modérées" vs "modérés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "modérées" / "modérés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "modérées" 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 #223,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modérées" and "modérés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modérées vs montrées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #223,746 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.