molde
Portuguese, noun/ˈmɔw.d͡ʒi/
molde is spelled M-O-L-D-E (5 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 18,272nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Molde is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “mould, cast” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of moldar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “modelo escavado, próprio para reproduzir uma escultura através do enchimento com metal ou vidro fundido…”.
What does molde mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemould, cast
- 2
masculinemodel, example
A escola foi o molde para toda a sua vida.
- 3
masculineprinting mould
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. modelo escavado, próprio para reproduzir uma escultura através do enchimento com metal ou vidro fundido, gesso ou cimento; forma 2. modelo para qualquer coisa, exemplo 3. caixa escavada onde o caractere está desenhado e a partir da qual se reproduz por fundição
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of molde
- moldes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce molde?
- Brazil /ˈmɔw.d͡ʒi/
- Brazil [ˈmɔʊ̯.d͡ʒi]
- Portugal /ˈmɔl.dɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to molde
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is molde in Portuguese?
molde appears 2.8 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).