moulding

noun

"moulding" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“moulding” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,599. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,599
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of molding.

Corpus desk

Index EN-moulding · moulding · English

moulding · rank #34,599 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,599
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mufti

Nearest frequency peer: mufti (+2 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 “moulding”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “moulding” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

moulding vs moulin
75% similar
moulding vs mulling
75% similar
moulding vs mounting
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for moulding
PropertyValue
Headwordmoulding
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,599
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “moulding”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).mouldinglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “mufti” (#34,601), “mishaps” (#34,595), “Mukherjee” (#34,603). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “moulding” is #34,599. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around moulding, anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,599 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative spelling of molding.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for moulding, with forms such as "mmoulding", "moluding", and "moudling". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "moulin", "mulling", "mounting", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is moulding, spelled M-O-U-L-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of molding.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how moulding appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. It took a long time for the place to warm up and to counteract the cold and enable their fingers to cope with the delicate task of moulding, the men would often surround themselves with blocks of iron heated in the furnace.
  2. The stateroom walls are veneered with finely figured English chestnut with the skirting and mouldings in English walnut.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmoulding
  • moluding
  • moudling
  • mouldding
  • mouldign
  • mouldingg
  • mouldinng
  • mouldnig
  • moulidng
  • moullding
  • muolding
  • omulding

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of moulding - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmoulding1moluding2moudling2mouldding1mouldign2mouldingg1mouldinng1mouldnig2
Edit distance from "moulding"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "moulding"?
"moulding" is spelled M-O-U-L-D-I-N-G.
What does "moulding" mean?
As a noun, "moulding" means: Alternative spelling of molding.
What words are commonly confused with "moulding"?
"moulding" is commonly confused with "moulin", "mulling", "mounting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "moulding" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "moulding", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list