modulator
"modulator" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“modulator” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #40,345 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,345
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person who modulates.
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 | modulator |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #40,345 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “modulator” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for modulator is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #40,345 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for modulator, with forms such as "mdoulator", "mmodulator", and "moddulator". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "modular", "modulate", "moderator", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From modulate + -or. The correct English form is modulator, spelled M-O-D-U-L-A-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1A person who modulates.
- 2A device or thing that modulates.
- 3A 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.
Etymology
From modulate + -or.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mdoulator,mmodulator,moddulator,modluator,modualtor,modulaotr,modulatorr,modulatro,modulattor,modullator,modultaor,moudlator,omdulator
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of modulator - 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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Using “modulator”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-O-D-U-L-A-T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “modular” - see the side-by-side comparison. modulator vs modular
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.