moelle

\mwal\

/\mwal\/ noun

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The verdict

“moelle” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,621. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,621
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Moelle osseuse, moelle des os.

Corpus desk

Index FR-moelle · moelle · French

moelle · rank #12,621 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,621
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH minable

Nearest frequency peer: minable (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « moelle »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « moelle » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

moelle vs mole
67% similar
moelle vs moule
67% similar
moelle vs molle
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for moelle
PropertyValue
Headwordmoelle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mwal\
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,621
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « moelle »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).moellese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « minable » (#12,620), « mouillé » (#12,622), « Michelin » (#12,619). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « moelle » est au #12,621. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around moelle (IPA \mwal\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,621 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for moelle, with forms such as "meolle", "mmoelle", and "moele". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mole", "moule", "molle", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is moelle, spelled M-O-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Moelle osseuse, moelle des os.
  2. 2
    Moelle osseuse, moelle des os.
  3. 3
    Moelle osseuse, moelle des os.
  4. 4
    Moelle osseuse, moelle des os.
  5. 5
    Moelle osseuse, moelle des os.
  6. 6
    Moelle osseuse, moelle des os.
  7. 7
    Moelle épinière.
  8. 8
    Cylindre de tissu cellulaire, tendre, qui existe au centre des tiges des plantes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how moelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les malades allogreffés recevant la substance médullaire, espérée salutaire, soit d’un donneur familial, soit d’un donneur issu des fichiers, évoquent rarement de manière spontanée l’origine de la moelle transplantée.
  2. Concernant le système immunitaire, la moelle est responsable de la maturation et de la différenciation des pro-lymphocytes B et des lymphocytes B matures aptes à coloniser les organes lymphoïdes secondaires comme la rate, les ganglions lymphatiques, les amygdales ou les plaques de Peyer.

Synonyms

moelle osseusemédulle

This word in other languages

marrow(English)médula(Español)Mark(Deutsch)medula(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • meolle
  • mmoelle
  • moele
  • moelel
  • molele
  • omelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of moelle - 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.

meolle2mmoelle1moele1moelel2molele2omelle2
Edit distance from "moelle"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "moelle"?
"moelle" is spelled M-O-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mwal\.
What does "moelle" mean?
As a noun, "moelle" means: Moelle osseuse, moelle des os.
What words are commonly confused with "moelle"?
"moelle" is commonly confused with "mole", "moule", "molle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "moelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "moelle" is \mwal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "moelle" come from?
"moelle" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Neymar#12,624niquer#12,625mamans#12,616octroi#12,628

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

pans6 variantslink6 variantsKyle6 variantsjouit6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list