Modems

[ˈmoːdɛms]

/[ˈmoːdɛms]/ noun

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The verdict

“Modems” is uncommon German (frequency #78,306 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,306
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Modem

Key facts for Modems
PropertyValue
HeadwordModems
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmoːdɛms]
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,306
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Modems” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Modems lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Modems is uncommon German at frequency #78,306 among 44,424 “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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Using “Modems”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-O-D-E-M-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmoːdɛms] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list