Modems

[ˈmoːdɛms]

/[ˈmoːdɛms]/ noun

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The verdict

“Modems” is uncommon German (frequency #78,306 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,306
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Modem

Corpus desk

Index DE-modems · Modems · German

Modems · rank #78,306 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,306
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH molekularer

Nearest frequency peer: molekularer (+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 „Modems“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Modems
PropertyValue
HeadwordModems
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmoːdɛms]
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,306
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Modems“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „molekularer“ (#78,307), „mixe“ (#78,304), „Mittelmeeres“ (#78,303). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Modems“ bei #78,306. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Modems is uncommon German at frequency #78,306 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmoːdɛms]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Modems has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Modems, spelled M-O-D-E-M-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Modem
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Modem
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Modem
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Modem
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Modem

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 "Modems"?
"Modems" is spelled M-O-D-E-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmoːdɛms].
What does "Modems" mean?
As a noun, "Modems" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Modem
How do you pronounce "Modems"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Modems" is [ˈmoːdɛms]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Modems" come from?
"Modems" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

mortis#78,312merkle#78,289Meiler#78,284Niesky#78,343

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list