Which to use
“moulding” is a noun and “mourning” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,599
- “moulding” frequency rank
- #11,426
- “mourning” frequency rank
- 46025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moulding | mourning |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative spelling of molding. | present participle and gerund of mourn |
Letter map: moulding vs mourning
Shared letters muted; letters that set moulding and mourning apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. moulding and mourning follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - moulding and mourning
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: moulding is anoun and mourningaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moulding is recorded at frequency rank #34,599, classified as anoun. mourning is at rank #11,426, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈmoɹnɪŋ/.
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 46025, this pair ranks #215,709 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moulding vs mourning
Shared letters: gimnou. Private to "moulding": dl. Private to "mourning": r.
"moulding" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "mourning" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "moulding" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mourning" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,709 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moulding" and "mourning" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moulding vs mulling". 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 #215,709 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.