inflection vs modulation

modulation vs inflection

inflection and modulation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inflection	Yes	No	No	No
modulation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, modulation is a hyponym of inflection; that is, modulation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inflection:

inflection: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
modulation: rise and fall of the voice pitch

Other hyponyms of inflection include intonation, pitch contour, caesura, enjambement, enjambment, accent, emphasis, stress, rhythm, speech rhythm.

As nouns, inflection and modulation are synonyms defined as:

inflection and modulation: a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified

inflection (noun)	modulation (noun)
the patterns of stress and intonation in a language	the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)
a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified	(electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase
deviation from a straight or normal course	a musical passage moving from one key to another
a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function	rise and fall of the voice pitch
	a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified

Difference between inflection and modulation

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