módem

/[ˈmoð̞ẽm]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,541

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

módem is aSpanishnoun. It means: Dispositivo que permite la comunicación entre dos ordenadores usando una línea telefónica. Al ser el ordenador un sistema digital y las líneas telefónicas convencionales analógicas, en primer lugar... Pronounced [ˈmoð̞ẽm]. Often confused with mom and modo.

Key facts for módem
PropertyValue
Headwordmódem
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmoð̞ẽm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,541
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of módem in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for módem is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmoð̞ẽm]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,541 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dispositivo que permite la comunicación entre dos ordenadores usando una línea telefónica. Al ser el ordenador un sistema digital y las líneas telefónicas convencionales analógicas, en primer lugar...".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for módem, with forms such as "mdóem", "mmódem", and "móddem". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mom", "modo", "more", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is módem, spelled M-Ó-D-E-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dispositivo que permite la comunicación entre dos ordenadores usando una línea telefónica. Al ser el ordenador un sistema digital y las líneas telefónicas convencionales analógicas, en primer lugar el módem del ordenador que envía la información ha de convertir en analógicas las señales digitales (modulación), para que sean transmitidas por la línea telefónica hasta el ordenador de destino, cuyo módem deberá reconvertirlas en digitales (demodulación).

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mdóem,mmódem,móddem,módemm,módme,móedm,ómdem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for módem

Misspelling Variants of "módem"

mdóem5mmódem6móddem6módemm6módme5móedm5ómdem5
Misspelling Variants of "módem"

Frequency rank: #26,541 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "módem"?
"módem" is spelled M-Ó-D-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmoð̞ẽm].
What does "módem" mean?
As a noun, "módem" means: Dispositivo que permite la comunicación entre dos ordenadores usando una línea telefónica. Al ser el ordenador un sistema digital y las líneas telefónicas convencionales analógicas, en primer lugar...
What words are commonly confused with "módem"?
"módem" is commonly confused with "mom", "modo", "more". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "módem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "módem" is [ˈmoð̞ẽm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "módem" come from?
"módem" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.