modernizarse
[moð̞eɾniˈsaɾse]
The verdict
“modernizarse” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #78,454 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #78,454
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Actualizarse o adaptarse a los nuevos tiempos o a sus modas y sus gustos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | modernizarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [moð̞eɾniˈsaɾse] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #78,454 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “modernizarse” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for modernizarse is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [moð̞eɾniˈsaɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #78,454 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Actualizarse o adaptarse a los nuevos tiempos o a sus modas y sus gustos.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for modernizarse in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is modernizarse, spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-I-Z-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Actualizarse o adaptarse a los nuevos tiempos o a sus modas y sus gustos.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “modernizarse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-D-E-R-N-I-Z-A-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [moð̞eɾniˈsaɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.