mola
[ˈmola]
The verdict
“mola” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #12,649 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,649
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Harina de escanda, tostada y mezclada con sal, que se usaba para quemar reses en los sacrificios antiguos.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mola |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmola] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #12,649 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mola” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mola is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmola]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,649 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for mola, with forms such as "mloa", "mmola", and "moal". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mon", "mor", "mom", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mola, spelled M-O-L-A.
Definition
- 1Harina de escanda, tostada y mezclada con sal, que se usaba para quemar reses en los sacrificios antiguos.
- 2Masa abultada informe que aparece en el útero, dando la apariencia de un embarazo.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mloa,mmola,moal,molla,omla
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mola - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “mola”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmola] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mon” - see the side-by-side comparison. mola vs mon
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.