modification
French, noun/mɔ.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
modification is spelled M-O-D-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written French, the 4,416th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Modification is a French feminine noun meaning “modification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de modifier, résultat de cette action”.
What does modification mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemodification
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de modifier, résultat de cette action. 2. Changement qui s’opère dans une substance, une chose, un être. 3. Changement que l’on opère dans une chose quelconque. 4. Changement effectué à dessein pour satisfaire à de nouvelles exigences.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of modification
- modifications plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce modification?
- /mɔ.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
- \mɔ.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
- [mɔ.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to modification
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is modification in French?
modification appears 17 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).