unmodern

[ˈʊnmoˌdɛʁn]

/[ˈʊnmoˌdɛʁn]/ adj

The verdict

“unmodern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht mehr dem neuesten Trend entsprechend, nicht mehr aktuell, nicht mehr auf dem neuesten Stand

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Index DE-unmodern · unmodern · German

unmodern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" 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.

Key facts for unmodern
PropertyValue
Headwordunmodern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnmoˌdɛʁn]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unmodern“ im Deutschen

unmodernsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unmodern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnmoˌdɛʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht mehr dem neuesten Trend entsprechend, nicht mehr aktuell, nicht mehr auf dem neuesten Stand".

unmodern doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is unmodern, spelled U-N-M-O-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht mehr dem neuesten Trend entsprechend, nicht mehr aktuell, nicht mehr auf dem neuesten Stand

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie trägt eine unmoderne Frisur, so war man in den 60ern frisiert.“
  2. „Der in den 80ern gern getragene Cord ist immer noch unmodern, dagegen sind Blümchenmuster und schreiende Farben längst wieder angesagt.“

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unmodern"?
"unmodern" is spelled U-N-M-O-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnmoˌdɛʁn].
What does "unmodern" mean?
As an adjective, "unmodern" means: nicht mehr dem neuesten Trend entsprechend, nicht mehr aktuell, nicht mehr auf dem neuesten Stand
How do you pronounce "unmodern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unmodern" is [ˈʊnmoˌdɛʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unmodern" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list