modest
\mɒd.ɪst\
The verdict
“modest” is uncommon French (frequency #96,139 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,139
- frequency rank, French
- 202,672
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Modeste.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | modest |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \mɒd.ɪst\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #96,139 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “modest” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
modest is uncommon French at frequency #96,139 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mɒd.ɪst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for modest, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is modest, spelled M-O-D-E-S-T.
Definition
- 1Modeste.
- 2Modique.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “modest”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-O-D-E-S-T - 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.