Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

modularity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: mod-u-lar-i-ty
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being modular.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin moduluslbor. French modulebor. English module English -ar English modular Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English modularity From modular + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

modularities (plural)

Derived Forms

micromodularity multimodularity quasimodularity supermodularity ultramodularity unimodularity

Questions

What does modularity mean?: The property of being modular.
Where does modularity come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin moduluslbor. French modulebor. English module English -ar English modular Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English modularity From modular + -ity.

How to pronounce modularity

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “modularity”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “modularity”.
Repeat and practice — Say “modularity” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.