Modulation

/[modulaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#53,912

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Modulation is aGermannoun. It means: Veränderung, gestaltende Abwandlung oder abwandelnde Gestaltung Pronounced [modulaˈt͡si̯oːn].

Key facts for Modulation
PropertyValue
HeadwordModulation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[modulaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,912
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Modulation in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Modulation is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [modulaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,912 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for Modulation in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Modulation, spelled M-O-D-U-L-A-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Veränderung, gestaltende Abwandlung oder abwandelnde Gestaltung
  2. 2
    Abwandlung des Klangs der Stimme
  3. 3
    Wechsel von einer Tonart in eine andere
  4. 4
    Ergänzung eines Trägersignals durch das Signal, das übertragen werden soll

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #53,912 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Modulation"?
"Modulation" is spelled M-O-D-U-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [modulaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Modulation" mean?
As a noun, "Modulation" means: Veränderung, gestaltende Abwandlung oder abwandelnde Gestaltung
How do you pronounce "Modulation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Modulation" is [modulaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Modulation" come from?
"Modulation" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.