molleja

[moˈʝexa]

/[moˈʝexa]/ noun

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The verdict

“molleja” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,128 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,128
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Porción del estómago de las aves que tritura el alimento por medio de movimientos musculares y la presencia de piedrecillas. Se encuentra entre el estómago glandular o proventrículo y el intestino.

Corpus desk

Index ES-molleja · molleja · Spanish

molleja · rank #72,128 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,128
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH moldeo

Nearest frequency peer: moldeo (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “molleja”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “molleja” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for molleja
PropertyValue
Headwordmolleja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[moˈʝexa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,128
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “molleja” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).mollejacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “moldeo” (#72,127), “mores” (#72,130), “mojas” (#72,125). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “molleja” va en #72,128. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

molleja is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,128 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [moˈʝexa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for molleja, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is molleja, spelled M-O-L-L-E-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porción del estómago de las aves que tritura el alimento por medio de movimientos musculares y la presencia de piedrecillas. Se encuentra entre el estómago glandular o proventrículo y el intestino.
  2. 2
    Estómago muscular de otros grupos de animales, vertebrados o invertebrados, que funciona de modo análogo a la molleja₁.
  3. 3
    Timo de res, usado como ingrediente de algunos platos, que se sustituye muchas veces por la parótida o glándula salival, de sabor y consistencia muy similares.

Synonyms

contrirequeríquelventrículo

This word in other languages

gizzard(English)gésier(Français)Kalbsbries(Deutsch)

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 "molleja"?
"molleja" is spelled M-O-L-L-E-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [moˈʝexa].
What does "molleja" mean?
As a noun, "molleja" means: Porción del estómago de las aves que tritura el alimento por medio de movimientos musculares y la presencia de piedrecillas. Se encuentra entre el estómago glandular o proventrículo y el intestino.
How do you pronounce "molleja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "molleja" is [moˈʝexa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "molleja" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list