molder
"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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | molder |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “molder” in English
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
- 1US standard spelling of moulder.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how molder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The old book was left to molder until only the cover was left to show it had ever been written.
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.