Modernität
[ˌmodɛʁniˈtɛːt]
The verdict
“Modernität” is uncommon German (frequency #52,285 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,285
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft/Haltung/Handlungsweise, die in deutlichem Maße frisches, aktuelles, neues (modernes) Verhalten zeigt
Corpus desk
Index DE-modernitat · Modernität · German
Modernität · rank #52,285 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,285
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Modelleisenba…
Nearest frequency peer: Modelleisenbahn (-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 „Modernität“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Mitbewerbern
Mitbewerbern
47,719 corpus weight
- Mittenwald
Mittenwald
47,718 corpus weight
- Modelleisen…
Modelleisenbahn
47,717 corpus weight
- Modernität
Modernität
47,716 corpus weight
- Monteur
Monteur
47,715 corpus weight
- multiplen
multiplen
47,713 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Modernität“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Modernität |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌmodɛʁniˈtɛːt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #52,285 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Modernität“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Modernität is uncommon German at frequency #52,285 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌmodɛʁniˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft/Haltung/Handlungsweise, die in deutlichem Maße frisches, aktuelles, neues (modernes) Verhalten zeigt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Modernität in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Modernität, spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-I-T-Ä-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft/Haltung/Handlungsweise, die in deutlichem Maße frisches, aktuelles, neues (modernes) Verhalten zeigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Modernität appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Modernität wird als Wert gehandelt; nicht modern zu sein, ist ein Vorwurf. Dabei war jede Gegenwart immer modern und wer der Moderne den Vorzug gibt, sagt nichts anderes als: Gestern ist schlecht, weil es gestern war.“
„Von dem komplexeren Verständnis von Modernität im Sinne kultureller und geistiger Innovation ist nicht die Rede.“
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This word in other languages
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.
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