Molar
[moˈlaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Molar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mahlzahn, Backenzahn
Corpus desk
Index DE-molar · Molar · German
Molar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Molar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [moˈlaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Molar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Molar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [moˈlaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mahlzahn, Backenzahn".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Molar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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. The correct German form is Molar, spelled M-O-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Mahlzahn, Backenzahn
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Molar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der hintere Molar links im Oberkiefer ist von Karies angegriffen.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.