Which to use
“mollo” and “moult” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,351
- “mollo” frequency rank
- #22,008
- “moult” frequency rank
- 55359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mollo | moult |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Doucement, sans hâte ou sans brusquerie. | et ou Beaucoup. Note d’usage : Attaché à un verbe. |
Where the eye mixes mollo and moult
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mollo vs moult
A purely visual mix-up. mollo (\mɔ.lo\) and moult (\mu\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55359, 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\. moult is at rank #22,008, tagged as anadv, pronounced \mu\.
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 55359, this pair ranks #127,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mollo vs moult
Shared letters: lmo. Private to "mollo": -. Private to "moult": tu.
"mollo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "moult" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mollo" for "moult" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mollo" or "moult"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mollo" and "moult" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mollo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moult" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mollo" and "moult" 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 #127,958 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.