Which to use
“modérés” and “moderne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,817
- “modérés” frequency rank
- #1,530
- “moderne” frequency rank
- 14347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modérés | moderne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin 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 modérés and moderne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. modérés (CVCVCVC) and moderne (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses modérés with moderne
A purely visual mix-up. modérés (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14347, 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\. 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 14347, this pair ranks #397,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modérés vs moderne
Shared letters: dmor. Private to "modérés": sé. Private to "moderne": en.
"modérés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "moderne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- moderne ← mdoerne · mmoderne · modderne · modenre · moderen · modernne · moderrne · modrene
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "modérés" and "moderne" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "modérés" or "moderne" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "modérés" 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 #397,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modérés" and "moderne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Modène vs modérés". 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 #397,087 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.