molasse
/məˈlæs/noun
molasse is spelled M-O-L-A-S-S-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, molasse means “A shallow deposit of sandstone, shale and conglomerate in front of a rising mountain chain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of molasse is molasses.
How many letters and syllables are in molasse?
| Letters | 7: M-O-L-A-S-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is molasse?
Molasse appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce molasse?
- US /məˈlæs/
Molasse has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with molasse?
10 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as molasse from its last stressed vowel (/æs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of molasse
- molasses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does molasse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A shallow deposit of sandstone, shale and conglomerate in front of a rising mountain chain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Molasse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rock deposit:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does molasse come from?
From French molasse, a kind of sandstone, from Latin mollis (“soft”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).