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“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.

5 ch
molde
4 ch
move

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

  • moldemlode · mmolde · modle · moldde · moled · mollde · omlde
  • movemmove · mobe · moev · movve · mvoe · omve

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "molde" and "move" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmol̪d̪e] versus /muːv/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "molde" or "move"?
"molde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,961 in our Spanish list, against #27,314 for "move". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list