molle

\mɔl\

/\mɔl\/ noun

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The verdict

“molle” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #14,319) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#14,319
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poudre de charbon mélangée avec de la stérile.

Corpus desk

Index FR-molle · molle · French

molle · rank #14,319 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,319
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH minime

Nearest frequency peer: minime (-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.

Voisins de fréquence du confusable « molle »

Pairs de poids proche dans le corpus, séparés des confusables ci-dessous

corpus weight

What this shows Les barres placent « molle » face aux lemmes français les plus proches par rang, pas un reprint du bureau des confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

molle vs more
60% similar
molle vs môme
40% similar
molle vs move
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for molle
PropertyValue
Headwordmolle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔl\
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,319
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rang de corpus près des confusables de « molle »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « minime » (#14,318), « nissan » (#14,321), « mexicaine » (#14,316). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « molle » est au #14,319. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for molle is neighbouring look-alikes ("more", "môme", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \mɔl\. Frequency #14,319 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Gloss: "Poudre de charbon mélangée avec de la stérile.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for molle, with forms such as "mlole", "mmolle", and "molel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "more", "môme", "move", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is molle, spelled M-O-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poudre de charbon mélangée avec de la stérile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le plus souvent, le charbon se présentait sous forme de poudre, la molle. On le brûlait alors dans un poêle en fonte Grenoblois nᵒ 5.
  2. Les contraintes subies par les veines ont eu de nombreuses conséquences : Écrasement de certaines veines donnant un charbon pulvérulent (« la molle »).

Synonyms

mylonitebrèche tectonique

This word in other languages

slack(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mlole
  • mmolle
  • molel
  • omlle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of molle - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mlole2mmolle1molel2omlle2
Edit distance from "molle"

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 "molle"?
"molle" is spelled M-O-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔl\.
What does "molle" mean?
As a noun, "molle" means: Poudre de charbon mélangée avec de la stérile.
What words are commonly confused with "molle"?
"molle" is commonly confused with "more", "môme", "move". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "molle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "molle" is \mɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "molle" come from?
"molle" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nokia#14,322manie#14,311primo#14,330Lloyd#14,305

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list