“Molded” or “Moulded”

Language

Molded and moulded are both English terms.

Usage

Molded is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while moulded is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available):

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
molded	95	21	37	82	77	29	0	28	31	100	100	0
moulded	5	79	63	18	23	71	0	72	69	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "molded" over "moulded" (95 to 5).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "moulded" over "molded".
• In India, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "moulded" over "molded".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "molded" over "moulded" (82 to 18).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "molded" over "moulded" (77 to 23).
• In Australia, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "moulded" over "molded".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "molded" and "moulded".
• In Ireland, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "moulded" over "molded".
• In New Zealand, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "moulded" over "molded".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "molded" over "moulded" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "molded" over "moulded" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "molded" and "moulded".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use molded or moulded with sample sentences.

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