Which to use
“mole” is a noun and “molles” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,923
- “mole” frequency rank
- #26,445
- “molles” frequency rank
- 65368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mole | molles |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Féminin pluriel de mou. |
Same sound, different letters: mole vs molles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. mole runs 4 letters (CVCV) against molles's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - mole and molles
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: mole and molles carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mɔl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65368, 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\. molles is at rank #26,445, tagged as anadj, 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 65368, this pair ranks #72,699 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mole vs molles
Shared letters: elmo. Private to "mole": -. Private to "molles": s.
"mole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "molles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "mole" / "molles". 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 "molles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,699 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mole" and "molles" 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 #72,699 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.