modernidad

/[moð̞eɾniˈð̞að̞]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,006

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

modernidad is aSpanishnoun. It means: Condición o carácter de moderno o de los tiempos modernos. Pronounced [moð̞eɾniˈð̞að̞]. Often confused with modernizar and modernizado.

Key facts for modernidad
PropertyValue
Headwordmodernidad
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[moð̞eɾniˈð̞að̞]
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,006
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of modernidad in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for modernidad is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [moð̞eɾniˈð̞að̞]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,006 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for modernidad, with forms such as "mdoernidad", "mmodernidad", and "moddernidad". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "modernizar", "modernizado", "maternidad", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is modernidad, spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-I-D-A-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Condición o carácter de moderno o de los tiempos modernos.
  2. 2
    Ideario o modo de organización social, política y cultural en la que se privilegia la iniciativa y las libertades individuales, los sistemas políticos participativos o democráticos, el saber basado en la ciencia y la razón, y la separación racional entre las esferas de lo religioso, lo moral, lo estético y lo político, a diferencia de sistemas en que estas áreas se definen con base en la religión, la tradición o la autoridad monárquica. En la esfera económica, está íntimamente relacionada con el modo de producción capitalista.
  3. 3
    Período de la historia mundial, especialmente aplicado a la cultura occidental y al capitalismo, en que prevalece la modernidad₁ como proyecto de sociedad. Su periodización varía según diversos autores, desde aproximadamente a partir del siglo XVI hasta el siglo XX (o para muchos autores, hasta el XXI). Estaría precedida, en la historia europea, por la Edad Media (siglos V al XV), y seguida, según diferentes escuelas, por la Edad Contemporánea (siglos XIX al presente) o por la posmodernidad (fines del siglo XX hasta el presente).

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mdoernidad,mmodernidad,moddernidad,modenridad,moderindad,moderndiad,moderniadd,modernidadd,modernidda,moderniddad,modernnidad,moderrnidad,modrenidad,moedrnidad,omdernidad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for modernidad

Misspelling Variants of "modernidad"

mdoernidad10mmodernidad11moddernidad11modenridad10moderindad10moderndiad10moderniadd10modernidadd11
Misspelling Variants of "modernidad"

Frequency rank: #12,006 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "modernidad"?
"modernidad" is spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-I-D-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [moð̞eɾniˈð̞að̞].
What does "modernidad" mean?
As a noun, "modernidad" means: Condición o carácter de moderno o de los tiempos modernos.
What words are commonly confused with "modernidad"?
"modernidad" is commonly confused with "modernizar", "modernizado", "maternidad". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "modernidad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "modernidad" is [moð̞eɾniˈð̞að̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "modernidad" come from?
"modernidad" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.