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“Mold” or “Mould”

Mold is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while mould is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 7 prefer “mold” and 5 prefer “mould”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country mold mould Preference
United States 98 2 “mold”
United Kingdom 48 52 “mould”
India 41 59 “mould”
Philippines 89 11 “mold”
Canada 83 17 “mold”
Australia 33 67 “mould”
Liberia 100 0 “mold”
Ireland 39 61 “mould”
New Zealand 37 63 “mould”
Jamaica 77 23 “mold”
Trinidad & Tobago 73 27 “mold”
Guyana 65 35 “mold”
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“mold”

  • …with the professional casters and mold makers in the imperial workshops."
  • …by Wilhelmina's ill-fated plan to mold Betty into the next "Wilhelmina."
  • …matrices, and then fills the mold cavity to provide a solid…
  • …this EP their attempts to mold their sound into a more…
  • …road, locally known as the Mold Road is the main thoroughfare…
  • …an atmosphere in which the mold is prevalent.
  • Every Discraft disc mold has a unique flight pattern…
  • Because mold spores are released into the…
  • Nulty not only helped mold Henry Charles Lea as a…
  • Inexpensive, easy to mold, and robust, it was one…

“mould”

  • …were made using a facial mould of the Dad's Army star…
  • …all its distinguished scoundrels, the mould of Parisian society: a mixture…
  • Bob Mould – musician, member of Hüsker
  • …an off-spinner in the classic mould and a lower order batsman.
  • …Sonic Youth, Husker Du, Bob Mould, Iggy Pop, Björk, Johnny Clegg…
  • Outward circumstances do not mould a race in one direction,…
  • …Iron Age period, 4,290 pellet mould fragments, likely used for minting…
  • …penicillin, as produced by the mould Penicillium notatum, and attempting to…
  • …Abilities Council was able to mould the sit ski to Colette's…
  • …with him and tries to mould him.

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