Moldova
\mɔl.dɔ.va\
The verdict
“Moldova” is uncommon French (frequency #85,943 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,943
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rivière moldave de Roumanie, sous-affluent du Danube par le Siret.
Corpus desk
Index FR-moldova · Moldova · French
Moldova · rank #85,943 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,943
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH Mohicans
Nearest frequency peer: Mohicans (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Moldova »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- misérabilis…
misérabilisme
14,061 corpus weight
- Mohicans
Mohicans
14,059 corpus weight
- Moldova
Moldova
14,058 corpus weight
- monacale
monacale
14,057 corpus weight
- Monclar
Monclar
14,056 corpus weight
- monisme
monisme
14,055 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Moldova » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Moldova |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \mɔl.dɔ.va\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #85,943 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Moldova » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Moldova is uncommon French at frequency #85,943 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \mɔl.dɔ.va\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Moldova, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Moldova, spelled M-O-L-D-O-V-A.
Definition
- 1Rivière moldave de Roumanie, sous-affluent du Danube par le Siret.
- 2Variante de Moldavie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Moldova appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La Moldova prend sa source dans les Monts Obcina Mestecăniș qui culminent à 1 588 m dans les Carpates orientales extérieures.
Depuis la déclaration d’indépendance en 1991, la Moldova chemine vers l’économie de marché, mais reste le pays le plus pauvre d’Europe. Les femmes sont particulièrement affectées par la misère économique.
This word in other languages
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.
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