Which to use
“modérées” and “moderne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,865
- “modérées” frequency rank
- #1,530
- “moderne” frequency rank
- 31395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modérées | moderne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de modéré. | Qui est soit de notre temps, soit d’un temps plus ou moins rapproché du nôtre, par opposition à antique, à ancien. |
Where the eye mixes modérées and moderne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. modérées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against moderne's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses modérées with moderne
A purely visual mix-up. modérées (\mɔ.de.ʁe\) and moderne (\mɔ.dɛʁn\) 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 31395, 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\. moderne is at rank #1,530, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.dɛʁn\.
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 31395, this pair ranks #304,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of modérées vs moderne
Shared letters: demor. Private to "modérées": sé. Private to "moderne": n.
"modérées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "moderne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- moderne ← mdoerne · mmoderne · modderne · modenre · moderen · modernne · moderrne · modrene
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "modérées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moderne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modérées" and "moderne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modérées vs montrées". 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 #304,050 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.