mould
/moʊld/
"mould" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mould” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,078. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,078
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commonwealth standard spelling of mold.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mould · mould · English
mould · rank #16,078 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #16,078
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH mistakenly
Nearest frequency peer: mistakenly (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “mould”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
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mens
83,926 corpus weight
- mistakenly
mistakenly
83,924 corpus weight
- mould
mould
83,923 corpus weight
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neuroscience
83,922 corpus weight
- Niger
Niger
83,921 corpus weight
- nipple
nipple
83,920 corpus weight
What this shows “mould” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mould |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /moʊld/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #16,078 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mould”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around mould (IPA /moʊld/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,078 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Commonwealth standard spelling of mold.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mould, with forms such as "mmould", "molud", and "moudl". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "MUD", "mule", "mull", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Via Middle English molde, moulde (“mould, cast”) and Old French modle, from Latin modulus. The correct English form is mould, spelled M-O-U-L-D.
Definition
- 1Commonwealth standard spelling of mold.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mould appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The portals are being constructed in situ, using a moveable mould that is made up of three parts. The inner form traveller supports the weight of the steel rebar and concrete as it is being poured and forms the inner shape of the portal. The external shape is formed by wall sections (assembled in situ) and a moveable arch-shaped outer section.
Etymology
Via Middle English molde, moulde (“mould, cast”) and Old French modle, from Latin modulus.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- mmould
- molud
- moudl
- mouldd
- moulld
- muold
- omuld
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mould - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mould", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).