amollir
\a.mɔ.liʁ\
The verdict
“amollir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre mou et maniable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-amollir · amollir · French
amollir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amollir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.mɔ.liʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « amollir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
amollir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.mɔ.liʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for amollir, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is amollir, spelled A-M-O-L-L-I-R.
Definition
- 1Rendre mou et maniable.
- 2Affaiblir, efféminer.
- 3Devenir mou.
- 4Devenir moins net.
- 5S’affaiblir, devenir efféminé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how amollir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L'hiver était rude. Sur les routes que le court dégel de midi amollissait vaguement, la boue se ridait, se hérissait en lilliputiennes murailles et les sillons durcis qui bordaient les ornières ne s'affaissaient point.
La constipation se guérit en insinuant du beurre dans l’anus de l’animal pour amollir la fiente ; la tirer ensuite avec le doigt, ce qui se nomme défienter : suppositoires de savon ; lavemens comme aux tranchées.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.