Molenbeek

\mo.lɛn.beːk\

/\mo.lɛn.beːk\/ name

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The verdict

“Molenbeek” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,914. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,914
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.

Corpus desk

Index FR-molenbeek · Molenbeek · French

Molenbeek · rank #32,914 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,914
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH moisi

Nearest frequency peer: moisi (-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 « Molenbeek »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Molenbeek » 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
Key facts for Molenbeek
PropertyValue
HeadwordMolenbeek
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\mo.lɛn.beːk\
Letters9
Frequency rank#32,914
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Molenbeek »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Molenbeekse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « moisi » (#32,913), « monarchique » (#32,915), « Miyazaki » (#32,912). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Molenbeek » est au #32,914. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Molenbeek (IPA \mo.lɛn.beːk\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #32,914 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Molenbeek, with forms such as "mloenbeek", "mmolenbeek", and "moelnbeek". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Molenbeek, spelled M-O-L-E-N-B-E-E-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Molenbeek est aussi une ville multiculturelle, où plus d’un quart de la population est de nationalité étrangère.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mloenbeek
  • mmolenbeek
  • moelnbeek
  • molebneek
  • molenbbeek
  • molenbeekk
  • molenbek
  • molenbeke
  • molenebek
  • molennbeek
  • mollenbeek
  • molnebeek
  • omlenbeek

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mloenbeek2mmolenbeek1moelnbeek2molebneek2molenbbeek1molenbeekk1molenbek1molenbeke2
Edit distance from "Molenbeek"

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 "Molenbeek"?
"Molenbeek" is spelled M-O-L-E-N-B-E-E-K. The IPA pronunciation is \mo.lɛn.beːk\.
What does "Molenbeek" mean?
As a proper noun, "Molenbeek" means: Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.
What are common misspellings of "Molenbeek"?
Common misspellings include "mloenbeek", "mmolenbeek", "moelnbeek", "molebneek", "molenbbeek". The correct spelling is "Molenbeek".
How do you pronounce "Molenbeek"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Molenbeek" is \mo.lɛn.beːk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Molenbeek" come from?
"Molenbeek" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list