modelage

/\mɔd.laʒ\/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,901

in French word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

modelage is aFrenchnoun. It means: Action de modeler Pronounced \mɔd.laʒ\. Often confused with modèle and moulage.

Key facts for modelage
PropertyValue
Headwordmodelage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔd.laʒ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,901
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of modelage in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for modelage is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɔd.laʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #41,901 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for modelage, with forms such as "mdoelage", "mmodelage", and "moddelage". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "modèle", "moulage", 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 French form is modelage, spelled M-O-D-E-L-A-G-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de modeler
  2. 2
    Résultat de cette action.
  3. 3
    Un type de massage.
  4. 4
    Mise en conformité.
  5. 5
    Campagne d’artillerie.
  6. 6
    Technique d’enseignement des savoir-faire consistant, pour l’enseignant ou l’enseignante, à effectuer une action tout en commentant à voix haute sa démarche, les problèmes qu’il ou elle rencontre, les questions qui se posent. De manière plus générale, méthode consistant à apprendre en regardant quelqu’un faire.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mdoelage,mmodelage,moddelage,modealge,modelaeg,modelagge,modelgae,modellage,modleage,moedlage,omdelage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for modelage

Misspelling Variants of "modelage"

mdoelage8mmodelage9moddelage9modealge8modelaeg8modelagge9modelgae8modellage9
Misspelling Variants of "modelage"

Frequency rank: #41,901 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "modelage"?
"modelage" is spelled M-O-D-E-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔd.laʒ\.
What does "modelage" mean?
As a noun, "modelage" means: Action de modeler
What words are commonly confused with "modelage"?
"modelage" is commonly confused with "modèle", "moulage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "modelage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "modelage" is \mɔd.laʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "modelage" come from?
"modelage" is a French 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.