Which to use
“modérés” and “modern” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,817
- “modérés” frequency rank
- #21,694
- “modern” frequency rank
- 34511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modérés | modern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de modéré. | Moderne. |
Where the eye mixes modérés and modern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. modérés runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against modern's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: modérés vs modern
A purely visual mix-up. modérés (\mɔ.de.ʁe\) and modern (\mɔ.ˈdern\) 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 34511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modérés is recorded at frequency rank #12,817, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.de.ʁe\. modern is at rank #21,694, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.ˈdern\.
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 34511, this pair ranks #283,326 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of modérés vs modern
Shared letters: dmor. Private to "modérés": sé. Private to "modern": en.
"modérés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "modern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- modern ← mdoern · mmodern · moddern · modenr · modernn · moderrn · modren · moedrn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "modérés" and "modern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "modérés" vs "modern" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "modérés" and "modern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "modérés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,326 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modérés" and "modern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modern vs moser". 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 #283,326 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.