modus tollens

\mo.dys to.lɛns\

/\mo.dys to.lɛns\/ noun

The verdict

“modus tollens” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contraposition.

Corpus desk

Index FR-modus-tollens · modus tollens · French

modus tollens · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for modus tollens
PropertyValue
Headwordmodus tollens
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mo.dys to.lɛns\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « modus tollens » en français

modus tollenssiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

modus tollens is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mo.dys to.lɛns\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Contraposition.".

Zero misspellings are on record for modus tollens in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is modus tollens, spelled M-O-D-U-S- -T-O-L-L-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contraposition.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "modus tollens"?
"modus tollens" is spelled M-O-D-U-S- -T-O-L-L-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \mo.dys to.lɛns\.
What does "modus tollens" mean?
As a noun, "modus tollens" means: Contraposition.
How do you pronounce "modus tollens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "modus tollens" is \mo.dys to.lɛns\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "modus tollens" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list