modulo
/ˈmɑd͡ʒəloʊ/preposition, noun
modulo is spelled M-O-D-U-L-O: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a preposition, modulo means “Given a specified modulus of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in modulo?
| Letters | 6: M-O-D-U-L-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 64,400th 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 modulo?
Modulo appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th 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 modulo?
- UK /ˈmɒd͡ʒələʊ/
- UK /ˈmɒdjʊləʊ/
- US /ˈmɑd͡ʒəloʊ/
Modulo has 3 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).
What does modulo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
preposition
- 1
Given a specified modulus of.
21 and 84 are congruent to each other modulo 9, since both numbers leave the same remainder, 3, when divided by 9.
- 2
Except for differences accounted for by.
"A is the same as B modulo C" means A is the same as B except for differences accounted for by C.
- 3
With due allowance for (a specified exception or particular detail).
In the Lisp programming language, the "tail recursion modulo cons" technique allows functions that would be tail recursive but for a cons call to be transformed into a tail recursive form.
noun
- 1
The operation or function that returns the remainder of one number divided by another.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Modulo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Given a specified modulus of:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | modulo |
| German | modulo |
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 modulo come from?
From Latin modulō, ablative of modulus (“a measure”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).