Molières
\mɔ.ljɛʁ\
The verdict
“Molières” is uncommon French (frequency #60,214 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,214
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune située dans le département de la Dordogne, en France.
Corpus desk
Index FR-molieres · Molières · French
Molières · rank #60,214 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,214
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH moissonneuse
Nearest frequency peer: moissonneuse (-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 « Molières »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Mohawks
Mohawks
39,790 corpus weight
- moisis
moisis
39,789 corpus weight
- moissonneuse
moissonneuse
39,788 corpus weight
- Molières
Molières
39,787 corpus weight
- mong
mong
39,785 corpus weight
- monnayer
monnayer
39,784 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Molières » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Molières |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \mɔ.ljɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #60,214 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Molières » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Molières is uncommon French at frequency #60,214 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \mɔ.ljɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Molières, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Molières, spelled M-O-L-I-È-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1Commune située dans le département de la Dordogne, en France.
- 2Commune située dans le département du Lot, en France.
- 3Commune située dans le département du Tarn-et-Garonne, en France.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Molières appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et j'aperçois, chemin faisant, que je suis tout près aussi de ce bourg de Molières, où vécu le pharmacien Massabie, le père de cette Orasie Massabie qui, en épousant à Cahors un petit marchand génois, allait, en 1838, donner naissance à Léon Gambetta.
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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