# mould

> English word · Noun · IPA /moʊld/ · frequency rank #16,078

## Definitions
1. Commonwealth standard spelling of mold.

## Etymology
Via Middle English molde, moulde (“mould, cast”) and Old French modle, from Latin modulus.

## Easily confused with
- **MUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mould-vs-mud)
- **mule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mould-vs-mule)
- **mull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mould-vs-mull)
- **mudd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mould-vs-mudd)
- **moved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mould-vs-moved)
- **mouth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mould-vs-mouth)
- **mount** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mould-vs-mount)
- **mouse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mould-vs-mouse)
- **mound** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mould-vs-mound)
- **mourn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mould-vs-mourn)
- **mowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mould-vs-mowed)
- **moulin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mould-vs-moulin)
- **mod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mod-vs-mould)
- **mol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mol-vs-mould)
- **mou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-mould)
- **mood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mood-vs-mould)
- **mild** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mild-vs-mould)
- **mold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mold-vs-mould)
- **mole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mole-vs-mould)
- **Maud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-mould)

## Common misspellings (7)
`mmould`, `molud`, `moudl`, `mouldd`, `moulld`, `muold`, `omuld`

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