Which to use
“mile” and “molde” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,160
- “mile” frequency rank
- #13,961
- “molde” frequency rank
- 50121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mile | molde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Milla. | Pieza hueca donde se deposita una materia líquida o blanda, como la masa del pan o de una tarta o el yeso, para darle una forma determinada. |
Where the eye mixes mile and molde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mile runs 4 letters (CVCV) against molde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mile and molde
A purely visual mix-up. mile (/maɪl/) and molde ([ˈmol̪d̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mile is recorded at frequency rank #36,160, classified as anoun, pronounced /maɪl/. molde is at rank #13,961, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmol̪d̪e].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 50121, this pair ranks #104,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mile vs molde
Shared letters: elm. Private to "mile": i. Private to "molde": do.
"mile" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "molde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mile" and "molde" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mile" vs "molde" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "molde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mile" and "molde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mile vs moje". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #104,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.