Molly

/[ˈmɔli]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,672

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

Molly is aGermannoun. It means: ein kleiner, Fisch in der Gattung Poecilia Pronounced [ˈmɔli]. Often confused with Müll and money.

Key facts for Molly
PropertyValue
HeadwordMolly
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɔli]
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,672
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Molly in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Molly is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɔli]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,672 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Molly, with forms such as "mloly", "mmolly", and "mollyy". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Müll", "money", "Mol", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Molly, spelled M-O-L-L-Y, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein kleiner, Fisch in der Gattung Poecilia
  2. 2
    Droge aus künstlich hergestellten Amphetaminderivaten, die zumeist in Form von Tabletten konsumiert wird

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mloly,mmolly,mollyy,moly,molyl,omlly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Molly

Misspelling Variants of "Molly"

mloly5mmolly6mollyy6moly4molyl5omlly5
Misspelling Variants of "Molly"

Frequency rank: #20,672 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Molly"?
"Molly" is spelled M-O-L-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɔli].
What does "Molly" mean?
As a noun, "Molly" means: ein kleiner, Fisch in der Gattung Poecilia
What words are commonly confused with "Molly"?
"Molly" is commonly confused with "Müll", "money", "Mol". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Molly"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Molly" is [ˈmɔli]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Molly" come from?
"Molly" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.