modification
mod·i·fi·ca·tion/ˌmɑdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/noun
modification is spelled M-O-D-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 5 syllables (mod·i·fi·ca·tion). It appears 5.9 times per million words in written English, the 10,028th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, modification means “The change undergone by a word when used in a construction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of modification is modifications.
How many letters and syllables are in modification?
| Letters | 12: M-O-D-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: mod·i·fi·ca·tion |
| In writing | 5.9 times per million words; the 10,028th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is modification?
Modification appears 5.9 times per million words in written English, the 10,028th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce modification?
- US /ˌmɑdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- UK /ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Modification has 5 syllables, split mod·i·fi·ca·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-modification.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with modification?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as modification from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of modification
- modifications plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does modification mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteThe act of assessing and prescribing a payment, penalty, price, valuation, etc.
- 2
obsoleteThe form of existence belonging to a particular object, entity etc.; a mode of being.
- 3
The change undergone by a word when used in a construction.
- 4
The result of modifying something; a new or changed form.
- 5
The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or adjustment.
behavior modification officer
- 6
A change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring.
Due to his sunbathing, Jim's body experienced modifications: he got a tan.
- 7
A change to a word when it is borrowed by another language.
The Chinese word kòutóu had a modification made to become the English kowtow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate modification?
Wiktionary records 3 abbreviations of modification: mod, modif, modif..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Modification in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act or result of modifying or condition of being modified:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | modification |
| German | Änderung, Abänderung, Modifikation |
| Portuguese | modificação |
| Spanish | modificación |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does modification come from?
From Middle English modificatioune, from Middle French modification and its etymon Latin modificātiō (“a measuring”), from modificāre (“to limit, control, modify”); see modify. By surface analysis, modify + -ication.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).