modifier
mod·i·fi·er/ˈmɑdɪfaɪɚ/noun
modifier is spelled M-O-D-I-F-I-E-R: 8 letters and 4 syllables (mod·i·fi·er). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, modifier means “One who, or that which, modifies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of modifier is modifiers.
How many letters and syllables are in modifier?
| Letters | 8: M-O-D-I-F-I-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: mod·i·fi·er |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is modifier?
Modifier appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th 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 modifier?
- UK /ˈmɒdɪfaɪə/
- US /ˈmɑdɪfaɪɚ/
Modifier has 4 syllables, split mod·i·fi·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-modifier.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of modifier
- modifiers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does modifier mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who, or that which, modifies.
- 2
A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase. (It may be any of the following: an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, a prepositional phrase, a noun phrase, or a subordinate clause.)
- 3
A keyword that qualifies the meaning of other code.
The protected modifier makes a class member visible to subclasses, but not to external code.
- 4
Ellipsis of modifier key.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate modifier?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of modifier: BEM.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Modifier in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | modificateur, modificateuse |
| German | Modifikator, Modifikatorin , Attribut, Bestimmungswort, Bestimmung |
| Portuguese | modificador |
| Spanish | modificador |
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 modifier come from?
From modify + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).