molasse
/məˈlæs/
"molasse" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“molasse” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A shallow deposit of sandstone, shale and conglomerate in front of a rising mountain chain.
Corpus desk
Index EN-molasse · molasse · English
molasse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | molasse |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /məˈlæs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “molasse” in English
Rare enough to double-check
molasse is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /məˈlæs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A shallow deposit of sandstone, shale and conglomerate in front of a rising mountain chain.".
molasse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French molasse, a kind of sandstone, from Latin mollis (“soft”). The correct English form is molasse, spelled M-O-L-A-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1A shallow deposit of sandstone, shale and conglomerate in front of a rising mountain chain.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how molasse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The molasse provides a record of the wearing down of the Alpine range at a late stage; unlike the Flysch, it is largely non-marine.
Etymology
From French molasse, a kind of sandstone, from Latin mollis (“soft”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.