modulator
noun
modulator is spelled M-O-D-U-L-A-T-O-R: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, modulator means “A person who modulates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of modulator is modulators.
How many letters and syllables are in modulator?
| Letters | 9: M-O-D-U-L-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is modulator?
Modulator appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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 modulator?
- US
Modulator has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-modulator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of modulator
- modulators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does modulator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who modulates.
- 2
A device or thing that modulates.
- 3
A chart in the tonic sol-fa notation on which the modulations or changes from one scale to another are shown by the relative position of the notes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Modulator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense device that modulates:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | modulateur |
| German | Modulator |
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.