molécula

/mu.ˈlɛ.ku.lɐ/

//mu.ˈlɛ.ku.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“molécula” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,054. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,054
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - menor porção de uma substância química que mantém todas as propriedades originais da mesma

Corpus desk

Index PT-molecula · molécula · Portuguese

molécula · rank #23,054 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,054
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH moita

Nearest frequency peer: moita (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “molécula”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “molécula” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

molécula vs molecular
78% similar
molécula vs molecada
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “molécula”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).moléculacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “moita” (#23,053), “municipalidade” (#23,059), “naufrágio” (#23,064). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “molécula” fica em #23,054. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around molécula (IPA /mu.ˈlɛ.ku.lɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,054 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is molécula, spelled M-O-L-É-C-U-L-A.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how molécula appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A equipe do fisiólogo Dongsheng Cai monitorou, no cérebro de ratos, a atividade da NF-kB, uma molécula que controla a transcrição de DNA.

This word in other languages

molecule(English)molécula(Español)molécule(Français)Molekül(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mloécula
  • mmolécula
  • molcéula
  • mollécula
  • moléccula
  • moléclua
  • molécual
  • moléculla
  • moléucla
  • moélcula
  • omlécula

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of molécula - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mloécula2mmolécula1molcéula2mollécula1moléccula1moléclua2molécual2moléculla1
Edit distance from "molécula"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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?
"molécula" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "molécula", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

obsoleto#23,068placenta#23,086refinado#23,108girassol#22,998

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

suicidar11 variantsempatado11 variantsveneração11 variantscríquete11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list