Which to use
“moldy” is an adjective and “monde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,277
- “moldy” frequency rank
- #27,566
- “monde” frequency rank
- 69843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moldy | monde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Covered with mold. | A ball-like object, located near the top of a crown, symbolizing the globe. |
Letter map: moldy vs monde
Shared letters muted; letters that set moldy and monde apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. moldy and monde follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for moldy / monde
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: moldy is anadjective and mondeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moldy is recorded at frequency rank #42,277, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈmoʊldi/. monde is at rank #27,566, tagged as anoun.
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 69843, this pair ranks #52,893 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moldy vs monde
Shared letters: dmo. Private to "moldy": ly. Private to "monde": en.
"moldy" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "monde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moldy" and "monde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "moldy" vs "monde" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "moldy" and "monde".
- Full dictionary entry for "moldy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "monde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,893 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moldy" and "monde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moldy vs mossy". 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 #52,893 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.