moelleux

\mwa.lø\

/\mwa.lø\/ adj

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The verdict

“moelleux” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,939. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,939
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est rempli de moelle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-moelleux · moelleux · French

moelleux · rank #23,939 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,939
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH MJ

Nearest frequency peer: MJ (-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 « moelleux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « moelleux » 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).

moelleux vs moelle
75% similar

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

Key facts for moelleux
PropertyValue
Headwordmoelleux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mwa.lø\
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,939
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « moelleux »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.moelleuxse 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 « MJ » (#23,938), « mollusques » (#23,940), « minutieusement » (#23,937). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « moelleux » est au #23,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around moelleux (IPA \mwa.lø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,939 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for moelleux, with forms such as "meolleux", "mmoelleux", and "moelelux". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "moelle", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is moelleux, spelled M-O-E-L-L-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est rempli de moelle.
  2. 2
    Qui joint la douceur à la force et qui flatte agréablement le goût, qui n’a rien d’aigre ni de dur, qui a du corps et qui est souple, doux à la main.
  3. 3
    Qualifie un pinceau dont les touches sont larges, grasses et bien fondues, et ces touches elles-mêmes.
  4. 4
    Qualifie des contours souples et gracieux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un os moelleux.
  2. Un bois moelleux.

Synonyms

duveteuxpelucheuxveloutécotonneuxspongieuxtendredouxfluffy

Antonyms

compactdensedurfermerigiderugueuxsec

This word in other languages

soft(English)blando(Español)weich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • meolleux
  • mmoelleux
  • moelelux
  • moeleux
  • moelleuxx
  • moellexu
  • moelluex
  • moleleux
  • omelleux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of moelleux - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

meolleux2mmoelleux1moelelux2moeleux1moelleuxx1moellexu2moelluex2moleleux2
Edit distance from "moelleux"

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 "moelleux"?
"moelleux" is spelled M-O-E-L-L-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \mwa.lø\.
What does "moelleux" mean?
As an adjective, "moelleux" means: Qui est rempli de moelle.
What words are commonly confused with "moelleux"?
"moelleux" is commonly confused with "moelle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "moelleux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "moelleux" is \mwa.lø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "moelleux" come from?
"moelleux" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mouillés#23,946méconnue#23,949omission#23,968Interpol#23,908

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

montez9 variantsmesnil9 variantsmaliens9 variantslister9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list