Which to use
“mol” is an adjective and “mollo” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,654
- “mol” frequency rank
- #33,351
- “mollo” frequency rank
- 62005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mol | mollo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin singulier de mou devant une voyelle ou un h muet, et plus rarement devant une consonne. | Doucement, sans hâte ou sans brusquerie. |
Where the eye mixes mol and mollo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mol with mollo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mol is \mɔl\ while mollo is \mɔ.lo\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mol” sits inside “mollo”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mol is recorded at frequency rank #28,654, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔl\. mollo is at rank #33,351, tagged as anadv, pronounced \mɔ.lo\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 62005, this pair ranks #89,352 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mol vs mollo
Shared letters: lmo. Private to "mol": -. Private to "mollo": -.
"mol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mollo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mollo ← mlolo · mmollo · molo · molol · omllo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mol" for "mollo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mol" vs "mollo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mol" and "mollo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mollo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,352 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mol" and "mollo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mollo vs mondo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #89,352 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.