molécula

//mu.ˈlɛ.ku.lɐ// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,054

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

molécula is aPortuguesenoun. It means: menor porção de uma substância química que mantém todas as propriedades originais da mesma Pronounced /mu.ˈlɛ.ku.lɐ/. Often confused with molecular and molecada.

Key facts for molécula
PropertyValue
Headwordmolécula
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mu.ˈlɛ.ku.lɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,054
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of molécula in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for molécula is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mu.ˈlɛ.ku.lɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #23,054 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "menor porção de uma substância química que mantém todas as propriedades originais da mesma".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for molécula, with forms such as "mloécula", "mmolécula", and "molcéula". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "molecular", "molecada", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is molécula, spelled M-O-L-É-C-U-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    menor porção de uma substância química que mantém todas as propriedades originais da mesma

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mloécula,mmolécula,molcéula,mollécula,moléccula,moléclua,molécual,moléculla,moléucla,moélcula,omlécula

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for molécula

Misspelling Variants of "molécula"

mloécula8mmolécula9molcéula8mollécula9moléccula9moléclua8molécual8moléculla9
Misspelling Variants of "molécula"

Frequency rank: #23,054 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "molécula"?
"molécula" is spelled M-O-L-É-C-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mu.ˈlɛ.ku.lɐ/.
What does "molécula" mean?
As a noun, "molécula" means: menor porção de uma substância química que mantém todas as propriedades originais da mesma
What words are commonly confused with "molécula"?
"molécula" is commonly confused with "molecular", "molecada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "molécula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "molécula" is /mu.ˈlɛ.ku.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "molécula" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.