posmodernidad
[posmoð̞eɾniˈð̞að̞]
The verdict
“posmodernidad” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,839 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,839
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Periodo cultural que ciertas escuelas filosóficas y artísticas consideran posterior a la modernidad, aproximadamente iniciado durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX, y caracterizado por una actitud ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | posmodernidad |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [posmoð̞eɾniˈð̞að̞] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #61,839 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “posmodernidad” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
posmodernidad is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,839 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [posmoð̞eɾniˈð̞að̞]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Periodo cultural que ciertas escuelas filosóficas y artísticas consideran posterior a la modernidad, aproximadamente iniciado durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX, y caracterizado por una actitud ...".
posmodernidad doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is posmodernidad, spelled P-O-S-M-O-D-E-R-N-I-D-A-D.
Definition
- 1Periodo cultural que ciertas escuelas filosóficas y artísticas consideran posterior a la modernidad, aproximadamente iniciado durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX, y caracterizado por una actitud relativista, basada en el esfuerzo por aceptar diversas perspectivas culturales, y un escepticismo frente a la idea de que el progreso moderno y el conocimiento científico o racional tengan la respuesta definitiva a los problemas humanos.
This word in other languages
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 “posmodernidad”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-S-M-O-D-E-R-N-I-D-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.