mollis

[ˈmɔlɪs]

/[ˈmɔlɪs]/ adj

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The verdict

“mollis” is uncommon German (frequency #93,310 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,310
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weich

Corpus desk

Index DE-mollis · mollis · German

mollis · rank #93,310 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,310
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mondsichel

Nearest frequency peer: Mondsichel (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „mollis“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „mollis“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mollis
PropertyValue
Headwordmollis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmɔlɪs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,310
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mollis“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).mollisfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mondsichel“ (#93,311), „Molkereien“ (#93,308), „monierte“ (#93,312). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mollis“ bei #93,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mollis is uncommon German at frequency #93,310 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmɔlɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for mollis in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is mollis, spelled M-O-L-L-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    weich
  2. 2
    lind, mild
  3. 3
    geschmeidig, elastisch
  4. 4
    empfänglich (für Eindrücke), nachgiebig
  5. 5
    verweichlicht

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 "mollis"?
"mollis" is spelled M-O-L-L-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɔlɪs].
What does "mollis" mean?
As an adjective, "mollis" means: weich
How do you pronounce "mollis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mollis" is [ˈmɔlɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mollis" come from?
"mollis" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Metrum#93,289Nagels#93,339matern#93,269Läsion#93,246

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list