molder

verb

"molder" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“molder” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - US standard spelling of moulder.

Corpus desk

Index EN-molder · molder · English

molder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Key facts for molder
PropertyValue
Headwordmolder
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “molder” in English

molderfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

molder is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "US standard spelling of moulder.".

No misspelling variants are generated for molder in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is molder, spelled M-O-L-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    US standard spelling of moulder.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The old book was left to molder until only the cover was left to show it had ever been written.
  2. The house had been untenanted for some years and was threatening to molder into a picturesque decay when the Douglases took possession of it.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "molder"?
"molder" is spelled M-O-L-D-E-R.
What does "molder" mean?
As a verb, "molder" means: US standard spelling of moulder.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list