mole

Other forms of mole

plural

moles·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mole

What does mole mean?

mole means "the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mole?

mole has 1 syllable: mole. In IPA it is /ˈmoʊl/.

What is another word for mole?

Close synonyms include gram molecule, mol, counterspy, breakwater, groin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mole a common word?

mole is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.