Which to use
“molles” and “mollets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,445
- “molles” frequency rank
- #29,045
- “mollets” frequency rank
- 55490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molles | mollets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de mou. | Masculin pluriel de mollet. |
Where the eye mixes molles and mollets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between molles and mollets
A purely visual mix-up. molles (\mɔl\) and mollets (\mɔ.lɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
molles is recorded at frequency rank #26,445, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔl\. mollets is at rank #29,045, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.lɛ\.
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 55490, this pair ranks #127,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of molles vs mollets
Shared letters: elmos. Private to "molles": -. Private to "mollets": t.
"molles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mollets" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "molles" and "mollets" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "molles" or "mollets" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "molles" and "mollets" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "molles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mollets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molles" and "mollets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mollesse vs mollets". 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 #127,141 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.