moderar

verb

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The verdict

“moderar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #39,750. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,750
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - regular com moderação; regrar

Corpus desk

Index PT-moderar · moderar · Portuguese

moderar · rank #39,750 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,750
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH moagem

Nearest frequency peer: moagem (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “moderar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “moderar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

moderar vs morar
71% similar
moderar vs mostrar
71% similar
moderar vs moderno
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for moderar
PropertyValue
Headwordmoderar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,750
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “moderar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.moderarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “moagem” (#39,749), “neurose” (#39,761), “nevar” (#39,763). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “moderar” fica em #39,750. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around moderar, averb. Corpus frequency is #39,750 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for moderar, with forms such as "mdoerar", "mmoderar", and "modderar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "morar", "mostrar", "moderno", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is moderar, spelled M-O-D-E-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    regular com moderação; regrar
  2. 2
    suavizar, controlar
  3. 3
    agir como moderador

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how moderar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Modere suas atitudes.
  2. Eu modero um grupo de discussão online.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mdoerar
  • mmoderar
  • modderar
  • modearr
  • moderarr
  • moderra
  • moderrar
  • modrear
  • moedrar
  • omderar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of moderar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mdoerar2mmoderar1modderar1modearr2moderarr1moderra2moderrar1modrear2
Edit distance from "moderar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "moderar"?
"moderar" is spelled M-O-D-E-R-A-R.
What does "moderar" mean?
As a verb, "moderar" means: regular com moderação; regrar
What words are commonly confused with "moderar"?
"moderar" is commonly confused with "morar", "mostrar", "moderno". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "moderar" come from?
"moderar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "moderar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

neurose#39,761picanha#39,798Spanish#39,874festejo#39,622

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

irradiação10 variantsincorrer10 variantshorrendo10 variantsGalileia10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list