moderno
[moˈð̞eɾno]
The verdict
“moderno” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,940 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #2,940
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que pertenece a una época reciente o actual.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | moderno |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [moˈð̞eɾno] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,940 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “moderno” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for moderno is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [moˈð̞eɾno]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,940 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for moderno, with forms such as "mdoerno", "mmoderno", and "modderno". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "moreno", "Modesto", "modernos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is moderno, spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-O.
Definition
- 1Que pertenece a una época reciente o actual.
- 2Contrario a lo arcaico, lo tradicional, lo antiguo o lo clásico.
- 3Se dice de alguien que lleva poco tiempo en un empleo o profesión.
- 4Que pertenece o concierne a la Edad Moderna (periodo de la historia europea o mundial posterior de la Edad Media).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mdoerno,mmoderno,modderno,modenro,modernno,moderon,moderrno,modreno,moedrno,omderno
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of moderno - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “moderno”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-D-E-R-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [moˈð̞eɾno] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “moreno” - see the side-by-side comparison. moderno vs moreno
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.