mola

[ˈmola]

/[ˈmola]/ noun

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The verdict

“mola” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,649. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,649
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Harina de escanda, tostada y mezclada con sal, que se usaba para quemar reses en los sacrificios antiguos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mola · mola · Spanish

mola · rank #12,649 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,649
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH molestan

Nearest frequency peer: molestan (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “mola”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “mola” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

mola vs mon
50% similar
mola vs mor
50% similar
mola vs mom
50% similar

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

Key facts for mola
PropertyValue
Headwordmola
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmola]
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,649
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mola”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).molacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “molestan” (#12,650), “misioneros” (#12,647), “mon” (#12,651). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mola” va en #12,649. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around mola (IPA [ˈmola]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,649 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Harina de escanda, tostada y mezclada con sal, que se usaba para quemar reses en los sacrificios antiguos.
  2. 2
    Masa abultada informe que aparece en el útero, dando la apariencia de un embarazo.

Synonyms

mola matriz

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.

mloa2mmola1moal2molla1omla2
Edit distance from "mola"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mola"?
"mola" is spelled M-O-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmola].
What does "mola" mean?
As a noun, "mola" means: Harina de escanda, tostada y mezclada con sal, que se usaba para quemar reses en los sacrificios antiguos.
What words are commonly confused with "mola"?
"mola" is commonly confused with "mon", "mor", "mom". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mola"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mola" is [ˈmola]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mola" come from?
"mola" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

noto#12,659nova#12,660oigo#12,662osos#12,664

Similar misspelling depth

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

faso5 variantsedit5 variantsatún5 variantssonó5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list