postmodernen

[ˈpɔstmoˌdɛʁnən]

/[ˈpɔstmoˌdɛʁnən]/ adj

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The verdict

“postmodernen” is uncommon German (frequency #64,616 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,616
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs postmodern

Corpus desk

Index DE-postmodernen · postmodernen · German

postmodernen · rank #64,616 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,616
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH postal

Nearest frequency peer: postal (-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 „postmodernen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for postmodernen
PropertyValue
Headwordpostmodernen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpɔstmoˌdɛʁnən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#64,616
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „postmodernen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).postmodernenfällt 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: „postal“ (#64,615), „Potentials“ (#64,617), „positionierte“ (#64,614). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „postmodernen“ bei #64,616. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

postmodernen is uncommon German at frequency #64,616 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpɔstmoˌdɛʁnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for postmodernen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is postmodernen, spelled P-O-S-T-M-O-D-E-R-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs postmodern
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs postmodern
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs postmodern
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs postmodern
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs postmodern
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs postmodern
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs postmodern
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs postmodern
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs postmodern
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs postmodern
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs postmodern
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs postmodern

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 "postmodernen"?
"postmodernen" is spelled P-O-S-T-M-O-D-E-R-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔstmoˌdɛʁnən].
What does "postmodernen" mean?
As an adjective, "postmodernen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs postmodern
How do you pronounce "postmodernen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "postmodernen" is [ˈpɔstmoˌdɛʁnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "postmodernen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list