# molar

> English word · Noun · IPA /məʊlə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #29,384

## Definitions
1. A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.

## Etymology
From Middle English molar, from Latin molāris (“millstone, molar”).

## Easily confused with
- **MOR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-mor)
- **mold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-mold)
- **mole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-mole)
- **mona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-mona)
- **moor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-moor)
- **mora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-mora)
- **moly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-moly)
- **moya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-moya)
- **moll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-moll)
- **motor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-motor)
- **moral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-moral)
- **molly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-molly)
- **Moran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-moran)
- **mover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-mover)
- **mower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-mower)
- **moray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-moray)
- **Mulan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-mulan)
- **moser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-moser)
- **moldy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-moldy)
- **mortar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molar-vs-mortar)

## Common misspellings (7)
`mloar`, `mmolar`, `moalr`, `molarr`, `mollar`, `molra`, `omlar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/molar