# moline

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #47,768

## Definitions
1. The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman molin (“mill”), from Late Latin molinum (“mill”), from molere (“to grind”). Doublet of moulin and mill.

## Easily confused with
- **movie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moline-vs-movie)
- **Morin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moline-vs-morin)
- **moving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moline-vs-moving)
- **motive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moline-vs-motive)
- **mowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moline-vs-mowing)
- **Mollie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moline-vs-mollie)
- **moulin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moline-vs-moulin)
- **moraine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moline-vs-moraine)
- **mine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mine-vs-moline)
- **mole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mole-vs-moline)
- **Maine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maine-vs-moline)
- **Milne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milne-vs-moline)
- **Malin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-moline)
- **mobile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mobile-vs-moline)
- **marine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-moline)
- **Malone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malone-vs-moline)
- **malice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malice-vs-moline)
- **Maxine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maxine-vs-moline)
- **Molina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molina-vs-moline)
- **molding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molding-vs-moline)

## Common misspellings (8)
`mloine`, `mmoline`, `moilne`, `molien`, `molinne`, `molline`, `molnie`, `omline`

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