“Molting” or “Moulting”

Language

Molting and moulting are both English terms.

Usage

Molting is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while moulting 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
molting	94	39	32	91	81	52	100	56	49	0	47	0
moulting	6	61	68	9	19	48	0	44	51	0	53	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "molting" over "moulting" (94 to 6).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "moulting" over "molting".
• In India, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "moulting" over "molting".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "molting" over "moulting" (91 to 9).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "molting" over "moulting" (81 to 19).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "molting" over "moulting" (52 to 48).
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "molting" over "moulting" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "molting" over "moulting" (56 to 44).
• In New Zealand, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "moulting" over "molting".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "molting" and "moulting".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "moulting" over "molting".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "molting" and "moulting".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use molting or moulting with sample sentences.

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