modernism
noun
modernism is spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-I-S-M: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, modernism means “Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of modernism is modernisms.
How many letters and syllables are in modernism?
| Letters | 9: M-O-D-E-R-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is modernism?
Modernism appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce modernism?
Modernism has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-modernism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of modernism
- modernisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does modernism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc.
- 2
Anything that is characteristic of modernity.
- 3
Any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century.
- 4
A religious movement in the early 20th century, condemned as heretical by Pope Pius X, which tried to reconcile Roman Catholic dogma with modern science and philosophy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Modernism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that f:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | modernisme |
| German | Modernismus |
| Portuguese | modernismo |
| Spanish | modernismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does modernism come from?
From modern + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).