Modernismus

/[modɛʁˈnɪsmʊs]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#95,976

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Modernismus is aGermannoun. It means: Betonung des Modernen, Streben nach dem, was modern, neu, aktuell ist; Ausrichtung auf die Modernität Pronounced [modɛʁˈnɪsmʊs].

Key facts for Modernismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordModernismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[modɛʁˈnɪsmʊs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#95,976
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Modernismus in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Modernismus is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [modɛʁˈnɪsmʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #95,976 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for Modernismus in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Modernismus, spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-I-S-M-U-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Betonung des Modernen, Streben nach dem, was modern, neu, aktuell ist; Ausrichtung auf die Modernität
  2. 2
    Strömung innerhalb der römisch-katholischen Kirche im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, welche die moderne Wissenschaft und Philosophie mit den theologischen Lehren zu vereinen suchte
  3. 3
    modernes stilistisches Element; Phänomen, das als typisch für die Moderne erachtet wird

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #95,976 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Modernismus"?
"Modernismus" is spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [modɛʁˈnɪsmʊs].
What does "Modernismus" mean?
As a noun, "Modernismus" means: Betonung des Modernen, Streben nach dem, was modern, neu, aktuell ist; Ausrichtung auf die Modernität
How do you pronounce "Modernismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Modernismus" is [modɛʁˈnɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Modernismus" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.