Which to use
“molde” and “move” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,961
- “molde” frequency rank
- #27,314
- “move” frequency rank
- 41275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molde | move |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Movimiento. |
Where the eye mixes molde and move
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. molde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against move's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between molde and move
A purely visual mix-up. molde ([ˈmol̪d̪e]) and move (/muːv/) 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 41275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
molde is recorded at frequency rank #13,961, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmol̪d̪e]. move is at rank #27,314, tagged as anoun, pronounced /muːv/.
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 41275, this pair ranks #154,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of molde vs move
Shared letters: emo. Private to "molde": dl. Private to "move": v.
"molde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "move" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "molde" and "move" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "molde" or "move"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "molde" and "move" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "molde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "move" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molde" and "move" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mop vs move". 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 #154,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.