modulo
/ˈmɒd͡ʒələʊ/
"modulo" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“modulo” is uncommon English (frequency #64,548 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,548
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Given a specified modulus of.
Corpus desk
Index EN-modulo · modulo · English
modulo · rank #64,548 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,548
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Molokai
Nearest frequency peer: Molokai (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “modulo”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- miya
miya
35,457 corpus weight
- mockumentary
mockumentary
35,455 corpus weight
- modulo
modulo
35,453 corpus weight
- Molokai
Molokai
35,452 corpus weight
- mongoloid
mongoloid
35,450 corpus weight
- monoamine
monoamine
35,449 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “modulo” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | modulo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | /ˈmɒd͡ʒələʊ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #64,548 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “modulo” in English
Rare enough to double-check
modulo is uncommon English at frequency #64,548 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as apreposition, transcribed /ˈmɒd͡ʒələʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for modulo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin modulō, ablative of modulus (“a measure”). The correct English form is modulo, spelled M-O-D-U-L-O.
Definition
- 1Given a specified modulus of.
- 2Except for differences accounted for by.
- 3With due allowance for (a specified exception or particular detail).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how modulo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
21 and 84 are congruent to each other modulo 9, since both numbers leave the same remainder, 3, when divided by 9.
Thus 21 modulo 9 is 3, because when 21 is divided by 9, the remainder is 3.
Etymology
From Latin modulō, ablative of modulus (“a measure”).
This word in other languages
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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