# molten

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmɒltən/ · frequency rank #18,896

## Definitions
1. Melted, especially due to great heat
2. Made from a melted substance.
3. Glowing red-hot.

## Etymology
From Middle English molten, from Old English molten, ġemolten (“melted, molten”), from Proto-Germanic *multanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *meltaną (“to melt”). Cognate with Scots moltin, Swedish multen.

## Easily confused with
- **mote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molten-vs-mote)
- **monte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molten-vs-monte)
- **motel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molten-vs-motel)
- **Morton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molten-vs-morton)
- **mullen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molten-vs-mullen)
- **Morten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molten-vs-morten)
- **Moulton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molten-vs-moulton)
- **mole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mole-vs-molten)
- **Milton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milton-vs-molten)
- **melted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melted-vs-molten)
- **melton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melton-vs-molten)
- **Malden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malden-vs-molten)
- **marten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-molten)

## Common misspellings (9)
`mloten`, `mmolten`, `moletn`, `mollten`, `moltenn`, `moltne`, `moltten`, `motlen`, `omlten`

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