modulieren
[moduˈliːʁən]
The verdict
“modulieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abwandeln, abändern, verändern
Corpus desk
Index DE-modulieren · modulieren · German
modulieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | modulieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [moduˈliːʁən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „modulieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
modulieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [moduˈliːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "abwandeln, abändern, verändern".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for modulieren, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is modulieren, spelled M-O-D-U-L-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1abwandeln, abändern, verändern
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how modulieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Puffärmel an Blusen wirkten wie aufgeblasen, die knielangen Röcke modulieren Hüftpartie und Oberschenkel.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.