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“Molt” or “Moult”

Molt is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while moult 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 “molt” and 1 prefer “moult”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country molt moult Preference
United States 94 6 “molt”
United Kingdom 40 60 “moult”
India 66 34 “molt”
Philippines 92 8 “molt”
Canada 77 23 “molt”
Australia 59 41 “molt”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 57 43 “molt”
New Zealand 55 45 “molt”
Jamaica 0 0 Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 Not enough data
Guyana 0 0 Not enough data
Usage

Examples in context

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

“molt”

  • …space for the seals to molt and breed.
  • In 1919, Emil Molt invited him to lecture to…
  • …and summer (males) months to molt and can be observed during…
  • Nymphs molt into adult ticks, which usually…
  • …about ten days until they molt.
  • …indicates they are about to molt.
  • They then molt inside of their current skin…
  • …in winter than during wing molt.
  • With each molt, termites lose the lining of…
  • Annual cycle of breeding, molt, and migration in North America

“moult”

  • Like all crustaceans, krill must moult in order to grow.
  • …adult plumage after their first moult in the autumn.
  • …is married to Diana Latham Moult (20 October 1979) and has…
  • The chicks moult into their juvenile plumage and…
  • …stage refers to the final moult before being a true adult…
  • …hatchlings until after their second moult.
  • Moult of the contour feathers begins…
  • …but are replaced with each moult.
  • There is no other moult prior to the annual moult…
  • …been harvested after its fourth moult, it burrows underground to pupate,…

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