Which to use
“mollo” is an adverb and “moulu” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,351
- “mollo” frequency rank
- #46,903
- “moulu” frequency rank
- 80254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mollo | moulu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Doucement, sans hâte ou sans brusquerie. | Broyé, pulvérisé dans un moulin |
Where the eye mixes mollo and moulu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mollo vs moulu
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mollo is \mɔ.lo\ while moulu is \mu.ly\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80254, 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\. moulu is at rank #46,903, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mu.ly\.
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 80254, this pair ranks #21,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mollo vs moulu
Shared letters: lmo. Private to "mollo": -. Private to "moulu": u.
"mollo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "moulu" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mollo" and "moulu" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "mollo" or "moulu" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mollo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moulu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mollo" and "moulu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moulu vs Moura". 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 #21,425 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.