# modernist

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #22,156

## Definitions
1. Of, or relating to modernism.

## Etymology
From modern + -ist.

## Easily confused with
- **modernity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modernist-vs-modernity)
- **modernize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modernist-vs-modernize)
- **modernism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modernism-vs-modernist)
- **modernised** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modernised-vs-modernist)

## Common misspellings (14)
`mdoernist`, `mmodernist`, `moddernist`, `modenrist`, `moderinst`, `modernisst`, `modernistt`, `modernits`, `modernnist`, `modernsit`, `moderrnist`, `modrenist`, `moedrnist`, `omdernist`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/modernist