molécula
[moˈlekula]
The verdict
“molécula” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,777. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,777
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unión de varios átomos que componen la menor cantidad de una sustancia que conserva todas sus propiedades químicas distintivas.
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 | molécula |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [moˈlekula] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #22,777 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “molécula” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around molécula (IPA [moˈlekula]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,777 among 36,142 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Unión de varios átomos que componen la menor cantidad de una sustancia que conserva todas sus propiedades químicas distintivas.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for molécula, with forms such as "mloécula", "mmolécula", and "molcéula". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "moléculas", "molecular", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is molécula, spelled M-O-L-É-C-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1Unión de varios átomos que componen la menor cantidad de una sustancia que conserva todas sus propiedades químicas distintivas.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- mloécula
- mmolécula
- molcéula
- mollécula
- moléccula
- moléclua
- molécual
- moléculla
- moléucla
- moélcula
- omlécula
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of molécula - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “molécula”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-L-É-C-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [moˈlekula] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “moléculas” - see the side-by-side comparison. molécula vs moléculas
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.