Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may determine an odd-exponent modulation constellation order for a group of bits; determine a parity bit location for the group of bits based at least in part on the odd-exponent modulation constellation order; and map the group of bits, with a parity bit in the parity bit location, to an odd-exponent modulation constellation of the odd-exponent modulation constellation order.