moll
/mɒl/noun
moll is spelled M-O-L-L: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, moll means “A female companion of a gangster or other criminal, especially a former or current prostitute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of moll is molls.
How many letters and syllables are in moll?
| Letters | 4: M-O-L-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is moll?
Moll appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 moll?
- /mɒl/
Moll has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-moll.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-moll.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of moll
- molls plural
- mole
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does moll mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A female companion of a gangster or other criminal, especially a former or current prostitute.
- 2
A prostitute or woman with loose sexual morals.
- 3
AustraliaderogatoryslangBitch, slut; an insulting epithet applied to a female.
- 4
AustraliaslangA girlfriend of a bikie.
- 5
AustraliaslangA girlfriend of a surfie; blends with pejorative sense.
- 6
slangA female fan of extreme metal, grunge or hardcore punk, especially the girlfriend of a musician of those aforementioned genres.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteminor; in the minor key.
Bach's Gavotte in B Moll
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does moll come from?
From Moll, an archaic nickname for Mary (see also Molly).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).