Modegeck
[ˈmoːdəˌɡɛk]
The verdict
“Modegeck” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mann, der sich in unangemessener/übertriebener Weise um modische Erscheinung bemüht
Corpus desk
Index DE-modegeck · Modegeck · German
Modegeck · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Modegeck |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmoːdəˌɡɛk] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Modegeck“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Modegeck is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmoːdəˌɡɛk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mann, der sich in unangemessener/übertriebener Weise um modische Erscheinung bemüht".
No misspelling variants are generated for Modegeck in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Modegeck, spelled M-O-D-E-G-E-C-K.
Definition
- 1Mann, der sich in unangemessener/übertriebener Weise um modische Erscheinung bemüht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Modegeck appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wenn ich in meinem Wagen so schnell wie der Wind an ihrem Geschäft vorbeifuhr, warf ich ihr Kußhände zu; aber ich dachte nicht daran, stehenzubleiben, denn ich brauchte keine weiteren Strümpfe, und es hätte mich angeödet, mich unter die Modegecken zu mengen, die ich immer an ihrem Ladentisch sah.“
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.