molly
/ˈmɑli/noun, verb
molly is spelled M-O-L-L-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, molly means “A woman or girl, especially of low status or prostitute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of molly is mollies.
How many letters and syllables are in molly?
| Letters | 5: M-O-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.4 times per million words; the 8,669th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is molly?
Molly appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th 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 molly?
- UK /ˈmɒli/
- US /ˈmɑli/
- Canada /ˈmɒli/
Molly has 2 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-molly.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-molly.wav, En-au-molly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with molly
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sounds like: mollie (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: mali.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with molly?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as molly from its last stressed vowel (/ɑli/):
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 molly
- mollies plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- mollying participle, present
- mollied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does molly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandA woman or girl, especially of low status or prostitute.
- 2
slanga male homosexual, especially an effeminate one.
- 3
slangPure MDMA powder.
- 4
A mollemoke.
- 5
A female cat, a she-cat (usually spayed)
- 6
A bird, the wagtail.
- 7
A molly bolt.
- 8
A fish of the genus Poecilia, excluding Endler's livebearers and guppies.
- 9
slangA Molotov cocktail.
- 10
IndiaAlternative spelling of mali (“a member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener”).
verb
- 1
To engage in (male) homosexual activity with.
noun
- 1
CanadaUSslangAlternative letter-case form of molly: the crystalline or powdered form of MDMA.
- 2
A Molly Maguire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Molly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | chimbolo |
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 molly come from?
From Molly, the personal name, a pet form of Mary. In some cases it is possibly derived from mollitia (“softness, weakness”). Drug sense probably influenced by the initial of MDMA.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).