# modernism vs modernist

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### modernist
*adjective · frequency rank #22,156*
Of, or relating to modernism.

## Source
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