Modder

[ˈmɔdɐ]

/[ˈmɔdɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Modder” is uncommon German (frequency #97,407 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,407
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Wasser und organischen Substanzen vermischte Erde

Corpus desk

Index DE-modder · Modder · German

Modder · rank #97,407 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,407
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mohammedaner

Nearest frequency peer: Mohammedaner (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Modder“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Modder“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Modder
PropertyValue
HeadwordModder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɔdɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#97,407
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Modder“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Modderfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mohammedaner“ (#97,408), „mitzieht“ (#97,405), „mitversichert“ (#97,404). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Modder“ bei #97,407. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Modder is uncommon German at frequency #97,407 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɔdɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Wasser und organischen Substanzen vermischte Erde".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Modder, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 German form is Modder, spelled M-O-D-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Wasser und organischen Substanzen vermischte Erde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Weg war sehr rutschig von all dem Modder, der sich da ausgebreitet hatte.
  2. Ich bin mit dem einen Gummistiefel im Modder hängengeblieben.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Modder"?
"Modder" is spelled M-O-D-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɔdɐ].
What does "Modder" mean?
As a noun, "Modder" means: mit Wasser und organischen Substanzen vermischte Erde
How do you pronounce "Modder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Modder" is [ˈmɔdɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Modder" come from?
"Modder" is a German 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 German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list