Modalität

[modaliˈtɛːt]

/[modaliˈtɛːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Modalität” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bedingungen, Voraussetzungen

Corpus desk

Index DE-modalitat · Modalität · German

Modalität · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Modalität
PropertyValue
HeadwordModalität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[modaliˈtɛːt]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Modalität“ im Deutschen

Modalitätsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Modalität is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [modaliˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Modalität has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Modalität, spelled M-O-D-A-L-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bedingungen, Voraussetzungen
  2. 2
    die Art und Weise einer Sache in Bezug auf vordefinierte Gesichtspunkte
  3. 3
    Ausdruck der Perspektive des Sprechers/Schreibers auf das in einer Äußerung Gesagte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zunächst müssen die Modalitäten geklärt werden.
  2. Psychologie-Fachgebärdenlexikon: Modalität [Internetbeleg]

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Modalität"?
"Modalität" is spelled M-O-D-A-L-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [modaliˈtɛːt].
What does "Modalität" mean?
As a noun, "Modalität" means: Bedingungen, Voraussetzungen
How do you pronounce "Modalität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Modalität" is [modaliˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Modalität" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list