“Molded” or “Moulded”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	molded	moulded	Preference
United States	95	5	“molded”
United Kingdom	21	79	“moulded”
India	37	63	“moulded”
Philippines	82	18	“molded”
Canada	77	23	“molded”
Australia	29	71	“moulded”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	28	72	“moulded”
New Zealand	31	69	“moulded”
Jamaica	100	0	“molded”
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“molded”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“molded”

There are also "ear plugs" molded to the shape of the…
…and newels and a curved molded handrail rise to the upper…
…bentwood process to produce three-dimensional molded wood components made of solid
…tires, although sometimes these are molded from polystyrene as well, particularly…
Smoking pipes molded from wet clay are different…
…accessory system with a custom molded low profile solar module, supplemental…
…is reached by cut and molded stone steps, flanked by elaborate…
Molded plywood
…by hard plastic, which is molded into a streamlined shape mimicking…
…glazed porcelain head with painted molded hair and a body made…

“moulded”

…of Indian steel industry, it moulded itself into a facilitator for…
…brittle crack in the injection moulded connector by a mechanism known…
…of cut stone with small moulded pillars.
…coated wood, resin, urethane, and moulded plastic) by several climbing companies.
…which its landscape had been moulded by thinning the native species.
…with grey headers and a moulded band above the second floor.
…the Lancia Lambda and is moulded in "Shellanite" (Shell brand bakelite).
It contains intricate moulded ceilings which were rediscovered during…
…of collar form with the moulded braces pierced with openings of…
The doors are timber with moulded panels and window frames are…

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