# moly

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈməʊli/ · frequency rank #36,676

## Definitions
1. A magic herb or plant used by Odysseus to overcome Circe.
2. Any plant associated with the mythological moly, especially the European allium, Allium moly.

## Etymology
From Latin mōly, from Ancient Greek μῶλυ (môlu) (probably a loanword).

## Easily confused with
- **my** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-my)
- **mom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-mom)
- **mon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-mon)
- **MoS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-mos)
- **mop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-mop)
- **MOR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-mor)
- **moo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-moo)
- **mou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-mou)
- **mot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-mot)
- **mow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-mow)
- **Moz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-moz)
- **more** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-more)
- **most** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-most)
- **move** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-move)
- **moon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-moon)
- **mood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-mood)
- **monk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-monk)
- **moss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-moss)
- **moms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-moms)
- **mona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-mona)

## Common misspellings (5)
`mloy`, `mmoly`, `molyy`, `moyl`, `omly`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/moly