mollet

\mɔ.lɛ\

/\mɔ.lɛ\/ adj

The verdict

“mollet” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,603. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,603
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mou, faible, sans force.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mollet · mollet · French

mollet · rank #19,603 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,603
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mill

Nearest frequency peer: mill (-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 « mollet »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « mollet » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

mollet vs moule
67% similar
mollet vs molly
67% similar
mollet vs monet
67% similar

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

Key facts for mollet
PropertyValue
Headwordmollet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mɔ.lɛ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,603
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mollet »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.molletse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mill » (#19,602), « monumental » (#19,604), « mourra » (#19,605). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mollet » est au #19,603. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around mollet (IPA \mɔ.lɛ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,603 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mollet, with forms such as "mlolet", "mmollet", and "molelt". 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 also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "moule", "molly", "monet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is mollet, spelled M-O-L-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mou, faible, sans force.
  2. 2
    Qui a une mollesse agréable et douce au toucher.
  3. 3
    Entre cru et dur, en parlant de la cuisson de l’œuf.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Marie Martin : Oh oh ! vous n’êtes pas bien mon père… Le moine : Non pas tellement, j’ai les jambes tout mollettes. Marie Martin : Attendez, vous allez boire un verre d’arquebuse. Le moine : Merci, ça me les rendra pour me remettre en route.
  2. Faites dessécher vos Poires sur le feu : quand elles sont bien mollettes, tirez-les, mettez-les dans de l’eau fraiche […]

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mlolet
  • mmollet
  • molelt
  • molet
  • mollett
  • mollte
  • omllet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mlolet2mmollet1molelt2molet1mollett1mollte2omllet2
Edit distance from "mollet"

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 "mollet"?
"mollet" is spelled M-O-L-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ.lɛ\.
What does "mollet" mean?
As an adjective, "mollet" means: Mou, faible, sans force.
What words are commonly confused with "mollet"?
"mollet" is commonly confused with "moule", "molly", "monet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mollet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mollet" is \mɔ.lɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mollet" come from?
"mollet" 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 "mollet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list