# modernised vs modernism

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### modernised
*adjective · frequency rank #46,633*
That has undergone modernisation.

### modernism
*noun · frequency rank #24,523*
Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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