Which to use
“modérées” and “modernes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,865
- “modérées” frequency rank
- #3,547
- “modernes” frequency rank
- 33412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modérées | modernes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de modéré. | Pluriel de moderne. |
Where the eye mixes modérées and modernes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. modérées (CVCVCVVC) and modernes (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses modérées with modernes
A purely visual mix-up. modérées (\mɔ.de.ʁe\) and modernes (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33412, 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\. modernes is at rank #3,547, 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 33412, this pair ranks #290,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of modérées vs modernes
Shared letters: demors. Private to "modérées": é. Private to "modernes": n.
"modérées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "modernes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- modernes ← mdoernes · mmodernes · moddernes · modenres · moderens · moderness · modernnes · modernse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "modérées" for "modernes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "modérées" vs "modernes" - 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 "modérées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modernes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modérées" and "modernes" 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 #290,832 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.