# Modena vs modern

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Modena
*noun · IPA [ˈmoːdena] · frequency rank #44,082*
Universitätsstadt in Norditalien

### modern
*adjective · IPA [moˈdɛʁn] · frequency rank #4,450*
der Zeit entsprechend, neuzeitlich

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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