modernisieren

[modɛʁniˈziːʁən]

/[modɛʁniˈziːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“modernisieren” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,210. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,210
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einem bestehenden Standard auf ein Niveau bringen, das besser, moderner, neuer, geeigneter ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-modernisieren · modernisieren · German

modernisieren · rank #30,210 · 19 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,210
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mobiliar

Nearest frequency peer: Mobiliar (-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 „modernisieren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „modernisieren“ 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).

modernisieren vs modernisiert
85% similar
modernisieren vs Modernisierung
79% similar

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

Key facts for modernisieren
PropertyValue
Headwordmodernisieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[modɛʁniˈziːʁən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#30,210
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „modernisieren“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).modernisierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Mobiliar“ (#30,209), „Motel“ (#30,211), „Mittellinie“ (#30,208). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „modernisieren“ bei #30,210. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around modernisieren (IPA [modɛʁniˈziːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,210 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for modernisieren, with forms such as "mdoernisieren", "mmodernisieren", and "moddernisieren". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "modernisiert", "Modernisierung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is modernisieren, spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    von einem bestehenden Standard auf ein Niveau bringen, das besser, moderner, neuer, geeigneter ist
  2. 2
    aus seinem alten Zusammenhang nehmen und in einen aktuelleren setzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Österreich dagegen hatte es verpasst, seine Armee zu modernisieren.“
  2. „Friedrich Wilhelm I. war es auch, der das Land durch Verwaltungs- und Militärreformen modernisierte.“

Antonyms

veraltenlassenverfallenlassen

This word in other languages

moderniser(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mdoernisieren
  • mmodernisieren
  • moddernisieren
  • modenrisieren
  • moderinsieren
  • moderniiseren
  • moderniseiren
  • modernisieern
  • modernisierenn
  • modernisierne
  • modernisierren
  • modernisireen
  • modernissieren
  • modernnisieren
  • modernsiieren
  • moderrnisieren
  • modrenisieren
  • moedrnisieren
  • omdernisieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of modernisieren - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mdoernisieren2mmodernisieren1moddernisieren1modenrisieren2moderinsieren2moderniiseren2moderniseiren2modernisieern2
Edit distance from "modernisieren"

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 "modernisieren"?
"modernisieren" is spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-I-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [modɛʁniˈziːʁən].
What does "modernisieren" mean?
As a verb, "modernisieren" means: von einem bestehenden Standard auf ein Niveau bringen, das besser, moderner, neuer, geeigneter ist
What words are commonly confused with "modernisieren"?
"modernisieren" is commonly confused with "modernisiert", "Modernisierung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "modernisieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "modernisieren" is [modɛʁniˈziːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "modernisieren" come from?
"modernisieren" 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 "modernisieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list