mollycoddle
/ˈmɒl.ɪˌkɒd.əl/
"mollycoddle" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mollycoddle” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mollycoddle · mollycoddle · English
mollycoddle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mollycoddle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɒl.ɪˌkɒd.əl/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mollycoddle” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mollycoddle is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɒl.ɪˌkɒd.əl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for mollycoddle in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From molly + coddle. The correct English form is mollycoddle, spelled M-O-L-L-Y-C-O-D-D-L-E.
Definition
- 1A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mollycoddle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
You have been bred up as a molly-coddle, Pen, and spoilt by the women.
No matter what pacifist "flubdubs and flapdoodle mollycoddles" might say, the President [Teddy Roosevelt] knew that if there were a general war then America could well be drawn into it.
Etymology
From molly + coddle.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.