# modulate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈmɒd͡ʒɪleɪt/ · frequency rank #39,916

## Definitions
1. To regulate, adjust or adapt
2. To regulate, adjust or adapt
3. To regulate, adjust or adapt

## Etymology
From Latin modulor (“to measure, regulate, modulate”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from modulus (“measure”); see modulus. Compare module. By surface analysis, modul(e) + -ate.

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`mdoulate`, `mmodulate`, `moddulate`, `modluate`, `modualte`, `modulaet`, `modulatte`, `modullate`, `modultae`, `moudlate`, `omdulate`

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