modestia
Spanish, noun/moˈdestja/
modestia is spelled M-O-D-E-S-T-I-A (8 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 24,044th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Modestia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “modesty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Virtud que modera, templa y regula los actos externos, conteniendo al hombre en los límites de su estado…”.
What does modestia mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Virtud que modera, templa y regula los actos externos, conteniendo al hombre en los límites de su estado, según lo conveniente a él. 2. Calidad o cualidad de quien no tiene ni muestra una alta opinión de sí mismo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of modestia
- modestias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce modestia?
- /moˈdestja/
- [moˈð̞es.t̪ja]
- [moˈð̞est̪ja]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to modestia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is modestia in Spanish?
modestia appears 1.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).