modulação

//mu.du.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,877

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

modulação is aPortuguesenoun. It means: mudança de um tom para outro tom, ou mudança de armadura de clave Pronounced /mu.du.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.

Key facts for modulação
PropertyValue
Headwordmodulação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mu.du.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,877
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of modulação in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for modulação is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mu.du.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #31,877 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for modulação, with forms such as "mdoulação", "mmodulação", and "moddulação". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Portuguese form is modulação, spelled M-O-D-U-L-A-Ç-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mudança de um tom para outro tom, ou mudança de armadura de clave
  2. 2
    variação de frequência ou amplitude de uma onda

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mdoulação,mmodulação,moddulação,modluação,modualção,modulaãço,modulaçoã,modullação,modulçaão,moudlação,omdulação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for modulação

Misspelling Variants of "modulação"

mdoulação9mmodulação10moddulação10modluação9modualção9modulaãço9modulaçoã9modullação10
Misspelling Variants of "modulação"

Frequency rank: #31,877 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "modulação"?
"modulação" is spelled M-O-D-U-L-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mu.du.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "modulação" mean?
As a noun, "modulação" means: mudança de um tom para outro tom, ou mudança de armadura de clave
What are common misspellings of "modulação"?
Common misspellings include "mdoulação", "mmodulação", "moddulação", "modluação", "modualção". The correct spelling is "modulação".
How do you pronounce "modulação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "modulação" is /mu.du.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "modulação" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.