mollify
/ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/verb
mollify is spelled M-O-L-L-I-F-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, mollify means “To ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mollify?
| Letters | 7: M-O-L-L-I-F-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd 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 mollify?
Mollify appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 mollify?
- /ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/
Mollify has 3 syllables (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-us-mollify.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mollify
- mollifies present, singular, he/she/it
- mollifying participle, present
- mollified participle, past
- mollifie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mollify mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort.
mollify someone’s anger
- 2
To appease anger, pacify, gain the good will of.
He tried to mollify the angry customer.
- 3
To soften; to make tender.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mollify in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | apaiser, calmer , mollifier |
| German | mildern , beruhigen |
| Portuguese | apaziguar, acalmar |
| Spanish | molificar, enternecer |
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 mollify come from?
From Middle English mollifien, from Late Latin mollificō, from Latin mollis (“soft”). By surface analysis, Latin moll- + -ify.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).