Which to use
“mollo” is an adverb and “mondo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,351
- “mollo” frequency rank
- #49,231
- “mondo” frequency rank
- 82582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mollo | mondo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Doucement, sans hâte ou sans brusquerie. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de mondar. |
Where the eye mixes mollo and mondo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mollo and mondo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mollo vs mondo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mollo is \mɔ.lo\ while mondo is \ˈmon.do\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mollo is recorded at frequency rank #33,351, classified as anadv, pronounced \mɔ.lo\. mondo is at rank #49,231, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈmon.do\.
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 82582, this pair ranks #16,449 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mollo vs mondo
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mollo": l. Private to "mondo": dn.
"mollo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mondo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mollo" for "mondo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mollo" or "mondo"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mollo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mondo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,449 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mollo" and "mondo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mondo vs Monza". 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 #16,449 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.