molybdène
\mɔ.lib.dɛn\
The verdict
“molybdène” is uncommon French (frequency #58,098 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,098
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élément chimique de symbole Mo et de numéro atomique 42, qui fait partie de la série des métaux de transition.
Corpus desk
Index FR-molybdene · molybdène · French
molybdène · rank #58,098 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,098
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH molard
Nearest frequency peer: molard (-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 « molybdène »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Modiano
Modiano
41,905 corpus weight
- molard
molard
41,904 corpus weight
- molybdène
molybdène
41,903 corpus weight
- mondialisme
mondialisme
41,902 corpus weight
- moniales
moniales
41,901 corpus weight
- monocoque
monocoque
41,900 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « molybdène » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | molybdène |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɔ.lib.dɛn\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #58,098 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « molybdène » en français
Rare enough to double-check
molybdène is uncommon French at frequency #58,098 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔ.lib.dɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for molybdène, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is molybdène, spelled M-O-L-Y-B-D-È-N-E.
Definition
- 1Élément chimique de symbole Mo et de numéro atomique 42, qui fait partie de la série des métaux de transition.
- 2Métal gris ou blanc d’argent, inoxydable à l’air, malléable et très difficile à fondre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how molybdène appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le potelot, ou sulfure de molybdène natif, exposé au feu dans un vaisseau ouvert, exhale du soufre, & s’évapore presque tout entier en fumée blanche.
Seule une carence en molybdène provoque une diminution de l’activité de la nitrate réductase et elle se trouve rétablie par un apport de molybdène et ceci en douze heures.
This word in other languages
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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