Molsheim

\mɔls.(h)ajm\

/\mɔls.(h)ajm\/ name

The verdict

“Molsheim” is uncommon French (frequency #66,916 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,916
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département du Bas-Rhin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-molsheim · Molsheim · French

Molsheim · rank #66,916 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,916
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH moder

Nearest frequency peer: moder (-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 « Molsheim »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Molsheim » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Molsheim
PropertyValue
HeadwordMolsheim
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\mɔls.(h)ajm\
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,916
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Molsheim » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Molsheimtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « moder » (#66,915), « moms » (#66,917), « Mircea » (#66,914). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Molsheim » est au #66,916. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Molsheim is uncommon French at frequency #66,916 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \mɔls.(h)ajm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Molsheim in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Molsheim, spelled M-O-L-S-H-E-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département du Bas-Rhin.
  2. 2
    Canton français, situé dans le département du Bas-Rhin.

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 "Molsheim"?
"Molsheim" is spelled M-O-L-S-H-E-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔls.(h)ajm\.
What does "Molsheim" mean?
As a proper noun, "Molsheim" means: Commune française, située dans le département du Bas-Rhin.
How do you pronounce "Molsheim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Molsheim" is \mɔls.(h)ajm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Molsheim" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list