mola

/ˈməʊ.lə/

//ˈməʊ.lə// noun

"mola" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mola” is uncommon English (frequency #59,557 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,557
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A sunfish, Mola mola.

Key facts for mola
PropertyValue
Headwordmola
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈməʊ.lə/
Letters4
Frequency rank#59,557
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mola” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mola lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mola is uncommon English at frequency #59,557 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈməʊ.lə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A sunfish, Mola mola.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mola, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is mola, spelled M-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A sunfish, Mola mola.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mola"?
"mola" is spelled M-O-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈməʊ.lə/.
What does "mola" mean?
As a noun, "mola" means: A sunfish, Mola mola.
How do you pronounce "mola"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mola" is /ˈməʊ.lə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mola" come from?
"mola" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “mola”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-O-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈməʊ.lə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list