Which to use
“mole” and “molle” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,923
- “mole” frequency rank
- #14,319
- “molle” frequency rank
- 53242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mole | molle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unité de mesure de quantité de matière du Système international, dont le symbole est mol. Une mole contient autant de particules individuelles qu’il y a d’atomes dans 12 grammes de carbone 12 ; ce nombre est appelé nombre d’Avogadro, et est de l’ordre de 6,022×10²³. | Poudre de charbon mélangée avec de la stérile. |
Same sound, different letters: mole vs molle
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. mole runs 4 letters (CVCV) against molle's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - mole and molle
This is the hard kind. mole and molle are pronounced identically (\mɔl\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mole is recorded at frequency rank #38,923, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔl\. molle is at rank #14,319, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔl\.
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 53242, this pair ranks #142,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mole vs molle
Shared letters: elmo. Private to "mole": -. Private to "molle": -.
"mole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "molle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mole" and "molle" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mole" or "molle"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "mole" / "molle". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "mole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "molle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mole" and "molle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moire vs mole". 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 #142,111 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.