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
36,575
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative spelling of molding.

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)

Where “moulding” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). moulding lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around moulding, anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,599 among 36,575 “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.

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?
"moulding" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “moulding”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-O-U-L-D-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “moulin” - see the side-by-side comparison. moulding vs moulin
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list