Modewort
[ˈmoːdəˌvɔʁt]
The verdict
“Modewort” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wort, das zeitweise häufig gebraucht wird, also „in Mode“ ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Modewort |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmoːdəˌvɔʁt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Modewort” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Modewort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmoːdəˌvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wort, das zeitweise häufig gebraucht wird, also „in Mode“ ist".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Modewort, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Modewort, spelled M-O-D-E-W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Wort, das zeitweise häufig gebraucht wird, also „in Mode“ ist
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Modewort”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-O-D-E-W-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmoːdəˌvɔʁt] (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
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.