# mod

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɑd/ · frequency rank #8,172

## Definitions
1. An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses.
2. A 1960s British person who dressed in such a style and was interested in modernism and the modern music of the time; the opposite of a rocker.
3. Clipping of modification.
4. An end user-created package containing modifications to the look or behaviour of a video game.
5. A moderator, for example on a discussion forum.
6. A moderator, for example on a discussion forum.
7. A module (file containing a tracker music sequence).
8. A moderately difficult route.
9. Moderations: university examinations generally taken in the first year.
10. Abbreviation of modulus.
11. Abbreviation of mode.
12. Abbreviation of moderate.

## Etymology
Abbreviations.

## Easily confused with
- **my** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-my)
- **Mr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mr)
- **MS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-ms)
- **MP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mp)
- **MT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mt)
- **mu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mu)
- **MW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mw)
- **MV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mv)
- **Mx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mx)
- **mom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mom)
- **Mrs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mrs)
- **mum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mum)
- **MPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mps)
- **MUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mud)
- **mph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mph)
- **MVP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mvp)
- **MTV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mtv)
- **mon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mon)
- **mug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mug)
- **MP3** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mp3)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mod