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“Molts” or “Moults”

Molts is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while moults 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, 5 prefer “molts” and 1 prefer “moults”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country molts moults Preference
United States 96 4 “molts”
United Kingdom 60 40 “molts”
India 37 63 “moults”
Philippines 100 0 “molts”
Canada 66 34 “molts”
Australia 62 38 “molts”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 0 0 Not enough data
New Zealand 0 0 Not enough data
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.

“molts”

  • Here they undergo two successive molts to become sexually mature individuals.
  • …and upon reuniting with Ranka, molts into a stage 2 Vajra.
  • Ecdysone and 20-hydroxyecdysone regulate larval molts, onset of puparium formation, and
  • Flying steamer ducks undergo three molts per annual cycle, and these…
  • …hatches from the egg and molts three times until it reaches…
  • …6 slaughters the crew and molts into a Praetorian; implying it'll…
  • …of its five to six molts.
  • …Van ser molt feliços, tingueren molts fills i encara viurien si…
  • Then the nymph feeds and molts.
  • …the larval C. variipennis, develops, molts into an adult, and exits…

“moults”

  • …grown, after four or five moults, they can be seen as…
  • …attain adult plumage after two moults.
  • As the larva grows, it moults four times in its five…
  • …the larval-to-pupal or the pupal-to-adult moults.
  • …a series of about nine moults over a 12- to 18-month
  • It moults five times, and the adults…
  • These pass through five moults before reaching the postlarval stage,…
  • …eat cast skins from previous moults, as they prove rich in…
  • …later after a series of moults, regenerate these limbs.
  • …species hatch after three embryonic "moults" into a nymphal form similar…

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