modulation

\mɔ.dy.la.sjɔ̃\

/\mɔ.dy.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“modulation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,003. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,003
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inflexion de la voix.

Corpus desk

Index FR-modulation · modulation · French

modulation · rank #22,003 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #22,003
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH militantes

Nearest frequency peer: militantes (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « modulation »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « modulation » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

modulation vs modération
80% similar

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

Key facts for modulation
PropertyValue
Headwordmodulation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔ.dy.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#22,003
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « modulation »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.modulationse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « militantes » (#22,002), « monet » (#22,004), « Miley » (#22,001). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « modulation » est au #22,003. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around modulation (IPA \mɔ.dy.la.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,003 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for modulation, with forms such as "mdoulation", "mmodulation", and "moddulation". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "modération", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is modulation, spelled M-O-D-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inflexion de la voix.
  2. 2
    Passage d’un ton, d’un mode à un autre.
  3. 3
    Action de moduler le chant ou l’harmonie, et de l’effet qui en résulte.
  4. 4
    Conversion des données numériques en signaux analogiques.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how modulation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Penché sur la proue, le nez dans la brise, un mousse chantait ; … c’était un air lent, tranquille et monotone qui se répétait toujours, ni plus haut, ni plus bas, et qui prolongeait en mourant des modulations traînantes.
  2. Son exécution aurait donc pu passer pour tout à fait respectable, […], surtout quand le chevalier introduisait dans ses modulations, tantôt des notes vives, tantôt des notes mélancoliques, qui donnaient de la force et de l’énergie aux vers qu’il chantait.

This word in other languages

modulation(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mdoulation
  • mmodulation
  • moddulation
  • modluation
  • modualtion
  • modulaiton
  • modulatino
  • modulationn
  • modulatoin
  • modulattion
  • modullation
  • modultaion
  • moudlation
  • omdulation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mdoulation2mmodulation1moddulation1modluation2modualtion2modulaiton2modulatino2modulationn1
Edit distance from "modulation"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "modulation"?
"modulation" is spelled M-O-D-U-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ.dy.la.sjɔ̃\.
What does "modulation" mean?
As a noun, "modulation" means: Inflexion de la voix.
What words are commonly confused with "modulation"?
"modulation" is commonly confused with "modération". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "modulation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "modulation" is \mɔ.dy.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "modulation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

militantes#22,002objections#22,018oligarchie#22,020percussion#22,027

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

plongeant14 variantsporteront14 variantsRambouillet14 variantsfoncières14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list