modified
/ˈmɑdɪfaɪd/
"modified" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“modified” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,777. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,777
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - changed; altered
Corpus desk
Index EN-modified · modified · English
modified · rank #4,777 · 11 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,777
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Mitchell
Nearest frequency peer: Mitchell (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “modified”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- mama
mama
95,227 corpus weight
- marshall
marshall
95,226 corpus weight
- Mitchell
Mitchell
95,225 corpus weight
- modified
modified
95,224 corpus weight
- municipal
municipal
95,223 corpus weight
- naval
naval
95,222 corpus weight
What this shows “modified” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | modified |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈmɑdɪfaɪd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #4,777 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “modified”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around modified (IPA /ˈmɑdɪfaɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,777 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "changed; altered".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for modified, with forms such as "mdoified", "mmodified", and "moddified". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "modifier", "mortified", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From modify + -ed. The correct English form is modified, spelled M-O-D-I-F-I-E-D.
Definition
- 1changed; altered
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how modified appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
What happens to a protocol after it is prereviewed? Opin. After a protocol is prereviewed, the investigator submits a modified or unmodified protocol that must be processed for formal review by the IACUC.
As one of the largest producers of genetically modified (GM) seeds in the country, Monsanto has been vilified by activists who describe GM products as 'frankenfood.'
Etymology
From modify + -ed.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- mdoified
- mmodified
- moddified
- modfiied
- modifeid
- modiffied
- modifide
- modifiedd
- modiifed
- moidfied
- omdified
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of modified - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).