molette
French, noun/mɔ.lɛt/
molette is spelled M-O-L-E-T-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 35,862nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Molette is a French feminine noun meaning “rowel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Partie de l’éperon qui est ordinairement faite en forme d’étoile et qui sert à piquer le cheval”.
What does molette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerowel
- 2
femininescroll wheel
- 3
femininemouse wheel
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Partie de l’éperon qui est ordinairement faite en forme d’étoile et qui sert à piquer le cheval. 2. Petite roue crantée permettant de régler un mécanisme et pouvant se manœuvrer avec le pouce. 3. Sorte de roulette, de meule, de disque, etc., qui sert à broyer. 4. Morceau de grès ou morceaux de faïence réunis ou plomb en forme de cône, servant à frotter la superficie du marbre pour le polir.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of molette
- molettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce molette?
- /mɔ.lɛt/
- \mɔ.lɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to molette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is molette in French?
molette appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).