# modular

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmɒdjʊlə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #14,795

## Definitions
1. Consisting of separate modules; especially where each module performs or fulfills some specified function and could be replaced by a similar module for the same function, independently of the other modules.
2. Of or relating to a module or modules.
3. Relating to mode or modulation.

## Etymology
From module + -ar.

## Easily confused with
- **molar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modular-vs-molar)
- **module** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modular-vs-module)
- **modules** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modular-vs-modules)
- **modulus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modular-vs-modulus)
- **modulate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modular-vs-modulate)
- **modulator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modular-vs-modulator)
- **macular** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macular-vs-modular)

## Common misspellings (10)
`mdoular`, `mmodular`, `moddular`, `modluar`, `modualr`, `modularr`, `modullar`, `modulra`, `moudlar`, `omdular`

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