Molloy

name

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"molloy" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Molloy” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,279. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,279
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Irish.

Corpus desk

Index EN-molloy · Molloy · English

Molloy · rank #42,279 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,279
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH moll

Nearest frequency peer: moll (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Molloy”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Molloy” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Molloy vs moly
50% similar
Molloy vs molly
67% similar
Molloy vs Morley
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Molloy
PropertyValue
HeadwordMolloy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,279
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Molloy”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Molloylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “moll” (#42,278), “moldy” (#42,277), “Monahan” (#42,281). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Molloy” is #42,279. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Molloy, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #42,279 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname from Irish.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Molloy, with forms such as "mloloy", "mmolloy", and "molloyy". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "moly", "molly", "Morley", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolmhuaidh (“descendant of Maolmhuadh”), a personal name composed of maol (“chieftain”) + muadh (“noble, big”). It could also be an Anglicized form of Ó Maolmhaodhóg (“descendant of the servant of (Saint) Maodhóg”); compa… The correct English form is Molloy, spelled M-O-L-L-O-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolmhuaidh (“descendant of Maolmhuadh”), a personal name composed of maol (“chieftain”) + muadh (“noble, big”). It could also be an Anglicized form of Ó Maolmhaodhóg (“descendant of the servant of (Saint) Maodhóg”); compare Logue.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mloloy
  • mmolloy
  • molloyy
  • mollyo
  • mololy
  • moloy
  • omlloy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Molloy - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mloloy2mmolloy1molloyy1mollyo2mololy2moloy1omlloy2
Edit distance from "Molloy"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Molloy"?
"Molloy" is spelled M-O-L-L-O-Y.
What does "Molloy" mean?
As a proper noun, "Molloy" means: A surname from Irish.
What words are commonly confused with "Molloy"?
"Molloy" is commonly confused with "moly", "molly", "Morley". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Molloy"?
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolmhuaidh (“descendant of Maolmhuadh”), a personal name composed of maol (“chieftain”) + muadh (“noble, big”). It could also be an Anglicized form of Ó Maolmhaodhóg (“descendant of the servant of (Saint) Maodhó... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Molloy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mimosa#42,273McAvoy#42,262Makati#42,255onesie#42,306

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Menon7 variantsNavas7 variantsmazes7 variantsMahan7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list