mollasse
\mɔ.las\
The verdict
“mollasse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est désagréablement mou au toucher.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mollasse · mollasse · French
mollasse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mollasse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \mɔ.las\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mollasse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mollasse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mɔ.las\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for mollasse in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 mollasse, spelled M-O-L-L-A-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Qui est désagréablement mou au toucher.
- 2Qualifie une étoffe qui n’a pas assez de consistance, assez de corps.
- 3Qui n’a pas d’énergie, de résistance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mollasse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comment se fait-il que l’Alhambra de nougat conserve intactes ses délicates aiguilles et ne tombe pas en ruines, que la compote soit assez patiente pour ne pas s’évader à travers les barreaux de pâte de la tarte, que le saint-honoré tremblant et mollasse ne devienne pas une informe bouillie semblable à de la neige longtemps piétinée, que le godiveau, cont…
Ce drap est mollasse.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.