modular

[moduˈlaːɐ̯]

/[moduˈlaːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“modular” is uncommon German (frequency #50,727 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,727
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach Art von Modulen (komplexen Bausteinen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-modular · modular · German

modular · rank #50,727 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,727
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mock

Nearest frequency peer: mock (-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 „modular“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „modular“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for modular
PropertyValue
Headwordmodular
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[moduˈlaːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,727
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „modular“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.modularfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mock“ (#50,726), „mollige“ (#50,728), „monetären“ (#50,729). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „modular“ bei #50,727. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

modular is uncommon German at frequency #50,727 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [moduˈlaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for modular in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is modular, spelled M-O-D-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach Art von Modulen (komplexen Bausteinen)
  2. 2
    aus Modulen aufgebaut

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Durch die Ausbildung der Anzeigeeinheit als modularer Baustein besteht die Möglichkeit, für die unterschiedlichsten Anwendungsfälle, z. B. als Namensschild für eine Klingel oder als Hausnummer, die Lichtleitkörper in den baulichen Abmessungen an diese Einsatzfälle anzupassen und somit einen hohen Vorfertigungsgrad und einen universellen Einsatz abzusiche…
  2. Die neuen Studiengänge sind modular strukturiert.

Synonyms

bausteinförmig

This word in other languages

modular(English)

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 "modular"?
"modular" is spelled M-O-D-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [moduˈlaːɐ̯].
What does "modular" mean?
As an adjective, "modular" means: nach Art von Modulen (komplexen Bausteinen)
How do you pronounce "modular"?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mollige#50,728monkeys#50,730Motorik#50,733millers#50,713

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list