modulación

[moð̞ulaˈsjõn]

/[moð̞ulaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“modulación” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,403. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,403
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de modular.

Corpus desk

Index ES-modulacion · modulación · Spanish

modulación · rank #40,403 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,403
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mojarse

Nearest frequency peer: mojarse (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “modulación”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “modulación” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

modulación vs moderación
80% similar
modulación vs maduración
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for modulación
PropertyValue
Headwordmodulación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[moð̞ulaˈsjõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#40,403
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “modulación”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.modulacióncae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “mojarse” (#40,404), “mita” (#40,401), “mol” (#40,405). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “modulación” va en #40,403. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around modulación (IPA [moð̞ulaˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,403 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Acción o efecto de modular.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for modulación, with forms such as "mdoulación", "mmodulación", and "moddulación". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "moderación", "maduración", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is modulación, spelled M-O-D-U-L-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de modular.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mdoulación
  • mmodulación
  • moddulación
  • modluación
  • modualción
  • modulacción
  • modulacinó
  • modulaciónn
  • modulacóin
  • modulaicón
  • modulasión
  • modulcaión
  • modullación
  • moudlación
  • omdulación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of modulación - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mdoulación2mmodulación1moddulación1modluación2modualción2modulacción1modulacinó2modulaciónn1
Edit distance from "modulación"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "modulación"?
"modulación" is spelled M-O-D-U-L-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [moð̞ulaˈsjõn].
What does "modulación" mean?
As a noun, "modulación" means: Acción o efecto de modular.
What words are commonly confused with "modulación"?
"modulación" is commonly confused with "moderación", "maduración". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "modulación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "modulación" is [moð̞ulaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "modulación" come from?
"modulación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "modulación", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mezquindad#40,395opcionales#40,433orquestado#40,437patriarcas#40,448

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

patrulleros15 variantspretendida15 variantsfortaleció15 variantsfacilitada15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list