ramolli

\ʁa.mɔ.li\

/\ʁa.mɔ.li\/ adj

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The verdict

“ramolli” is uncommon French (frequency #58,873 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,873
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En parlant des choses, rendu mou, malléable.

Key facts for ramolli
PropertyValue
Headwordramolli
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁa.mɔ.li\
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,873
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ramolli” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ramolli lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ramolli is uncommon French at frequency #58,873 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁa.mɔ.li\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ramolli in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ramolli, spelled R-A-M-O-L-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    En parlant des choses, rendu mou, malléable.
  2. 2
    En parlant des personnes, rendu influençable par l’âge.
  3. 3
    Dont les facultés mentales sont diminuées.

Synonyms

amolli

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 "ramolli"?
"ramolli" is spelled R-A-M-O-L-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.mɔ.li\.
What does "ramolli" mean?
As an adjective, "ramolli" means: En parlant des choses, rendu mou, malléable.
How do you pronounce "ramolli"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ramolli" is \ʁa.mɔ.li\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ramolli" come from?
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Using “ramolli”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-A-M-O-L-L-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁa.mɔ.li\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list