Which to use
“mol” and “mula” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,405
- “mol” frequency rank
- #15,906
- “mula” frequency rank
- 56311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mol | mula |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unidad de cantidad de sustancia empleada en el Sistema Internacional de Unidades, definida como la cantidad de sustancia de un sistema que contiene tantos entes elementales como átomos hay en 0,012 kg del nucleído carbono-12, o como la cantidad de una sustancia cuyo peso en gramos equivale a su número atómico. Si se emplea para expresar la cantidad de una sustancia, debe indicarse a qué tipo de unidades corresponde: átomos, moléculas, etc. El número de unidades contenidas está representado por el número de Avogadro. | Intoxicación producido por la ingesta de alcohol, que provoca una alteración de la conciencia y de las facultades mentales y físicas. |
Where the eye mixes mol and mula
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mol runs 3 letters (CVC) against mula's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mol vs mula
A purely visual mix-up. mol ([ˈmol]) and mula ([ˈmula]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mol is recorded at frequency rank #40,405, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmol]. mula is at rank #15,906, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmula].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 56311, this pair ranks #75,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mol vs mula
Shared letters: lm. Private to "mol": o. Private to "mula": au.
"mol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mula" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mula ← mlua · mmula · mual · mulla · umla
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mol" for "mula" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mol" or "mula"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mula" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mol" and "mula" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mol vs mur". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #75,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.