“Molds” or “Moulds”

Language

Molds and moulds are both English terms.

Usage

Molds is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while moulds 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
molds	97	30	36	94	88	36	0	35	39	76	79	100
moulds	3	70	64	6	12	64	0	65	61	24	21	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "molds" over "moulds" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "moulds" over "molds".
• In India, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "moulds" over "molds".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "molds" over "moulds" (94 to 6).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "molds" over "moulds" (88 to 12).
• In Australia, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "moulds" over "molds".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "molds" and "moulds".
• In Ireland, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "moulds" over "molds".
• In New Zealand, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "moulds" over "molds".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "molds" over "moulds" (76 to 24).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "molds" over "moulds" (79 to 21).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "molds" over "moulds" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use molds or moulds with sample sentences.

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