Molina
[moˈlina]
The verdict
“Molina” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,756 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #5,756
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apellido de origen andaluz.
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 | Molina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [moˈlina] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #5,756 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Molina” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Molina is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [moˈlina]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,756 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Molina, with forms such as "mloina", "mmolina", and "moilna". 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, "Mona", "moría", "motín", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Molina, spelled M-O-L-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Apellido de origen andaluz.
- 2Abreviatura de Juan Ignacio Molina, como autoridad en la clasificación de vegetales.
- 3Mol. equivalente actual de la abreviatura Molina, v.g. Acacia caven Mol. o mejor Acacia caven Molina.
- 4Nombre de varias localidades en España y América.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mloina,mmolina,moilna,molian,molinna,mollina,molnia,omlina
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Molina - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Molina”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-L-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [moˈlina] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Mona” - see the side-by-side comparison. Molina vs Mona
- 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.