modernismo

/[moð̞eɾˈnismo]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,101

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

modernismo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Afección excesiva a las cosas modernas y desdeñando lo antiguo, en especial en las tendencias y gustos artísticos. Pronounced [moð̞eɾˈnismo]. Often confused with modernista.

Key facts for modernismo
PropertyValue
Headwordmodernismo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[moð̞eɾˈnismo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#22,101
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for modernismo is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [moð̞eɾˈnismo]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,101 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 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 modernismo, with forms such as "mdoernismo", "mmodernismo", and "moddernismo". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "modernista", 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 modernismo, spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-I-S-M-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Afección excesiva a las cosas modernas y desdeñando lo antiguo, en especial en las tendencias y gustos artísticos.
  2. 2
    Movimiento de renovación del catolicismo de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX que intentó poner en consonancia la doctrina religiosa con la filosofía y la ciencia de aquel entonces. Estas tendencias fueron condenadas por el papa Pío X en 1907.
  3. 3
    Tendencia literaria hispanoamericana y española surgida a fines del siglo XIX y comienzos del XX; está relacionada con el parnasianismo y el simbolismo franceses. Uno de sus principales representantes fue el poeta nicaragüense Rubén Darío.
  4. 4
    Estilo arquitectónico surgido a finales del siglo XIX que tomaba su inspiración de las formas que se daban espontáneamente en la naturaleza. Su máximo exponente fue Gaudí.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mdoernismo,mmodernismo,moddernismo,modenrismo,moderinsmo,modernimso,modernismmo,modernisom,modernissmo,modernnismo,modernsimo,moderrnismo,modrenismo,moedrnismo,omdernismo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for modernismo

Misspelling Variants of "modernismo"

mdoernismo10mmodernismo11moddernismo11modenrismo10moderinsmo10modernimso10modernismmo11modernisom10
Misspelling Variants of "modernismo"

Frequency rank: #22,101 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "modernismo"?
"modernismo" is spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [moð̞eɾˈnismo].
What does "modernismo" mean?
As a noun, "modernismo" means: Afección excesiva a las cosas modernas y desdeñando lo antiguo, en especial en las tendencias y gustos artísticos.
What words are commonly confused with "modernismo"?
"modernismo" is commonly confused with "modernista". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "modernismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "modernismo" is [moð̞eɾˈnismo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "modernismo" come from?
"modernismo" 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.