# moulin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmuːlæn/ · frequency rank #40,803

## Definitions
1. A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French moulin, from Late Latin molinum (“mill”). Doublet of moline and mill.

## Easily confused with
- **mourn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moulin-vs-mourn)
- **Mulan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moulin-vs-mulan)
- **muslin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moulin-vs-muslin)
- **Moulton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moulin-vs-moulton)
- **mould** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mould-vs-moulin)
- **Morin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morin-vs-moulin)
- **Malin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malin-vs-moulin)
- **merlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merlin-vs-moulin)
- **Molina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molina-vs-moulin)
- **marlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marlin-vs-moulin)
- **Mollie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mollie-vs-moulin)
- **moline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moline-vs-moulin)
- **moulding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moulding-vs-moulin)

## Common misspellings (8)
`mmoulin`, `moluin`, `mouiln`, `moulinn`, `moullin`, `moulni`, `muolin`, `omulin`

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