Which to use
“modérés” and “modernes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,817
- “modérés” frequency rank
- #3,547
- “modernes” frequency rank
- 16364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modérés | modernes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de modéré. | Pluriel de moderne. |
Where the eye mixes modérés and modernes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. modérés runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against modernes's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: modérés vs modernes
A purely visual mix-up. modérés (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16364, 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\. 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 16364, this pair ranks #388,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modérés vs modernes
Shared letters: dmors. Private to "modérés": é. Private to "modernes": en.
"modérés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "modernes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- modernes ← mdoernes · mmodernes · moddernes · modenres · moderens · moderness · modernnes · modernse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "modérés" for "modernes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "modérés" or "modernes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "modérés" and "modernes" 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 "modernes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modérés" and "modernes" 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 #388,155 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.