Modus Operandi
[ˌmoːdʊs ʔopəˈʁandi]
The verdict
“Modus Operandi” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Methode des Handelns; Art und Weise, wie eine Maschine operiert; Art und Weise, wie eine Person normalerweise agiert
Corpus desk
Index DE-modus-operandi · Modus Operandi · German
Modus Operandi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Modus Operandi |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌmoːdʊs ʔopəˈʁandi] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Modus Operandi“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Modus Operandi is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌmoːdʊs ʔopəˈʁandi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Modus Operandi in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Modus Operandi, spelled M-O-D-U-S- -O-P-E-R-A-N-D-I.
Definition
- 1Methode des Handelns; Art und Weise, wie eine Maschine operiert; Art und Weise, wie eine Person normalerweise agiert
- 2Gewohnheiten eines Täters
- 3der Habitus in der Sozialisation. Spricht Wahrnehmungs-, Bewertungs- und Denkschemata
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Modus Operandi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Was immer beide Drohungen wert gewesen sein mögen, sie verhießen jedenfalls Ärger, und Ärger ist kein von Google geschätzter Modus Operandi.“
„Fast alle Serienkiller haben einen Modus operandi.“
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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.