Which to use
“moll” is a noun and “Molloy” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,278
- “moll” frequency rank
- #42,279
- “Molloy” frequency rank
- 84557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moll | Molloy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A female companion of a gangster or other criminal, especially a former or current prostitute. | A surname from Irish. |
Letter map: moll vs Molloy
Shared letters muted; letters that set moll and Molloy apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. moll runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Molloy's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - moll and Molloy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: moll is anoun and Molloyaname. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “moll” sits inside “Molloy”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moll is recorded at frequency rank #42,278, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɒl/. Molloy is at rank #42,279, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 84557, this pair ranks #11,869 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moll vs Molloy
Shared letters: lmo. Private to "moll": -. Private to "Molloy": y.
"moll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Molloy" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moll" and "Molloy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "moll" or "Molloy"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "moll" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Molloy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,869 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moll" and "Molloy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moll vs Moog". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #11,869 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.