Moll

[mɔl]

/[mɔl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Moll” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #11,293) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#11,293
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Tongeschlecht einer Klangverbindung, deren Charakteristikum eine kleine Terz im Verhältnis zum Grundton ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-moll · Moll · German

Moll · rank #11,293 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,293
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mon

Nearest frequency peer: mon (+1 rank slots)

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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Moll“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Moll“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Moll vs mom
25% similar
Moll vs mon
25% similar
Moll vs mor
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Moll
PropertyValue
HeadwordMoll
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mɔl]
Letters4
Frequency rank#11,293
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Moll“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Mollliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mon“ (#11,294), „Mittelstand“ (#11,291), „mum“ (#11,295). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Moll“ bei #11,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Moll is neighbouring look-alikes ("mom", "mon", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [mɔl]. Frequency #11,293 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Gloss: "ein Tongeschlecht einer Klangverbindung, deren Charakteristikum eine kleine Terz im Verhältnis zum Grundton ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Moll, with forms such as "mlol", "mmoll", and "omll". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mom", "mon", "mor", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Moll, spelled M-O-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Tongeschlecht einer Klangverbindung, deren Charakteristikum eine kleine Terz im Verhältnis zum Grundton ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Moll appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Am Schluss des Stückes vollzieht sich eine Wendung ins Moll.
  2. „Dieses Spiel in Moll hatte bisher gewirkt, hatte Frauen nach Missstimmungen schnell wieder zu erotischen Zuwendungen animiert; auch Almuth hatte er damit einige Male umgestimmt.“

Antonyms

Dur

This word in other languages

minor(English)mineur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mlol
  • mmoll
  • omll

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Moll - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mlol2mmoll1omll2
Edit distance from "Moll"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Moll"?
"Moll" is spelled M-O-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [mɔl].
What does "Moll" mean?
As a noun, "Moll" means: ein Tongeschlecht einer Klangverbindung, deren Charakteristikum eine kleine Terz im Verhältnis zum Grundton ist
What words are commonly confused with "Moll"?
"Moll" is commonly confused with "mom", "mon", "mor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Moll"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Moll" is [mɔl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Moll" come from?
"Moll" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Moll", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Noah#11,298prix#11,311Hexe#11,254Frey#11,234

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list