Modus
German, noun/ˈmoːdʊs/
Modus is spelled M-O-D-U-S (5 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written German, the 4,427th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Modus is a German masculine noun meaning “mode (predesigned set of states or rules)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Art und Weise”.
What does Modus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemode (predesigned set of states or rules)
- 2
masculinemode
- 3
masculinemood
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Art und Weise 2. eine von mehreren Betriebsarten, zwischen denen ausgewählt werden kann 3. Eigenschaft des Verbs: eine Flexionskategorie 4. synonym verwandt für Kirchentonart
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Modus
- Modi plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Modus?
- /ˈmoːdʊs/
- /ˈmɔdʊs/
- [ˈmɔdʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Modus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Modus in German?
Modus appears 17 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).