# mold

> English word · Noun · IPA /məʊld/ · frequency rank #10,089

## Definitions
1. A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
2. A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
3. Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.
4. The shape or pattern of a mold.
5. General shape or form.
6. Distinctive character or type.
7. A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.
8. A group of moldings.
9. A fontanelle.

## Etymology
From Middle English molde (“mold, cast”), from Old French modle, mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin modus. Doublet of module, modulus, and model.

## Easily confused with
- **mom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-mom)
- **MUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-mud)
- **mon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-mon)
- **MoS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-mos)
- **mop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-mop)
- **MOR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-mor)
- **moo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-moo)
- **mou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-mou)
- **mot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-mot)
- **mow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-mow)
- **Moz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-moz)
- **more** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-more)
- **most** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-most)
- **move** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-move)
- **moon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-moon)
- **mood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-mood)
- **monk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-monk)
- **moss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-moss)
- **moms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-moms)
- **mole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-mole)

## Common misspellings (6)
`mlod`, `mmold`, `modl`, `moldd`, `molld`, `omld`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mold