moderno

adj

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The verdict

“moderno” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,217. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,217
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo ao passado mais próximo ou à atualidade:

Corpus desk

Index PT-moderno · moderno · Portuguese

moderno · rank #3,217 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,217
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH limpeza

Nearest frequency peer: limpeza (-5 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “moderno”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “moderno” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

moderno vs morno
71% similar
moderno vs moreno
71% similar
moderno vs modesto
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for moderno
PropertyValue
Headwordmoderno
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,217
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “moderno”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).modernocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “limpeza” (#3,212), “juntas” (#3,211), “poderoso” (#3,223). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “moderno” fica em #3,217. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around moderno, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,217 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for moderno, with forms such as "mdoerno", "mmoderno", and "modderno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "morno", "moreno", "modesto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is moderno, spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo ao passado mais próximo ou à atualidade:
  2. 2
    atual, recente, hodierno:
  3. 3
    atualizado, que respeita os usos desta época:
  4. 4
    modernista
  5. 5
    da época que se segue à Antiguidade

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how moderno appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. As mais modernas edições estarão para venda.
  2. O edifício tem linhas modernas.

This word in other languages

modern(English)moderno(Español)moderne(Français)modern(Deutsch)

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 - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mdoerno2mmoderno1modderno1modenro2modernno1moderon2moderrno1modreno2
Edit distance from "moderno"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "moderno"?
"moderno" is spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-O.
What does "moderno" mean?
As an adjective, "moderno" means: relativo ao passado mais próximo ou à atualidade:
What words are commonly confused with "moderno"?
"moderno" is commonly confused with "morno", "moreno", "modesto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "moderno" come from?
"moderno" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "moderno", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

limpeza#3,212garotas#3,206William#3,244amarelo#3,180

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

demanda10 variantsinterno10 variantsmarinha10 variantsregular10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list