postmodern
adjective, noun
postmodern is spelled P-O-S-T-M-O-D-E-R-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, postmodern means “Relating to what follows the modern era” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in postmodern?
| Letters | 10: P-O-S-T-M-O-D-E-R-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd 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 postmodern?
Postmodern appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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 postmodern?
- US
Postmodern has 3 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: En-us-postmodern.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with postmodern
Also written: post-modern (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of postmodern
- more postmodern comparative
- most postmodern superlative
- pomo
- po-mo
- post-modern
- postmoderns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does postmodern mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to what follows the modern era.
- 2
Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of postmodernism, especially as represented in art, architecture, literature, science, or philosophy that reacts against an earlier modernism.
noun
- 1
A postmodernist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate postmodern?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of postmodern: pomo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Postmodern in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of postmodernism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | postmoderne |
| German | postmodern, nachmodern |
| Portuguese | pós-moderno |
| Spanish | posmoderno |
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 postmodern come from?
From post- + modern.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).