modern

[moˈdɛʁn]

/[moˈdɛʁn]/ adj

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The verdict

“modern” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,450. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,450
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Zeit entsprechend, neuzeitlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-modern · modern · German

modern · rank #4,450 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,450
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Model

Nearest frequency peer: Model (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „modern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „modern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

modern vs mögen
50% similar
modern vs Moser
50% similar
modern vs Moers
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for modern
PropertyValue
Headwordmodern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[moˈdɛʁn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,450
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „modern“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).modernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Model“ (#4,449), „Modus“ (#4,451), „Metall“ (#4,448). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „modern“ bei #4,450. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around modern (IPA [moˈdɛʁn]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,450 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for modern, with forms such as "mdoern", "mmodern", and "moddern". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mögen", "Moser", "Moers", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 modern, spelled M-O-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Zeit entsprechend, neuzeitlich
  2. 2
    in Mode
  3. 3
    der Epoche der Moderne zugehörig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit deinen modernen Auffassungen wärst du im Mittelalter auf dem Scheiterhaufen gelandet.
  2. „Ein Handicap sind die Fahrräder, meistens Vorkriegsmodelle, die in keiner Weise dem inzwischen moderneren DDR-Verkehr gewachsen sind.“

Synonyms

auf der Höhe der Zeitaktuellneumodischmodischinangesagtmodernistisch

Antonyms

antimodernunmodernaltmodischnachmodernpostmodernprämodernvormodern

This word in other languages

fashionable(English)moderne(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mdoern
  • mmodern
  • moddern
  • modenr
  • modernn
  • moderrn
  • modren
  • moedrn
  • omdern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of modern - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mdoern2mmodern1moddern1modenr2modernn1moderrn1modren2moedrn2
Edit distance from "modern"

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 "modern"?
"modern" is spelled M-O-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [moˈdɛʁn].
What does "modern" mean?
As an adjective, "modern" means: der Zeit entsprechend, neuzeitlich
What words are commonly confused with "modern"?
"modern" is commonly confused with "mögen", "Moser", "Moers". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "modern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "modern" is [moˈdɛʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "modern" come from?
"modern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Metall#4,448Goethe#4,436action#4,483dicken#4,416

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Blätter9 variantsstören9 variantskalten9 variantskümmert9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list