mule

[mjuːl]

/[mjuːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“mule” is uncommon German (frequency #81,892 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,892
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maultier

Corpus desk

Index DE-mule · mule · German

mule · rank #81,892 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,892
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mordlust

Nearest frequency peer: Mordlust (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „mule“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „mule“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mule
PropertyValue
Headwordmule
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mjuːl]
Letters4
Frequency rank#81,892
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mule“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).mulefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mordlust“ (#81,890), „musikalischem“ (#81,894), „monogam“ (#81,889). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mule“ bei #81,892. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mule is uncommon German at frequency #81,892 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mjuːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

mule doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is mule, spelled M-U-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maultier
  2. 2
    Sturkopf, Dickkopf; eine sehr sture Person

This word in other languages

mulet(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mule"?
"mule" is spelled M-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [mjuːl].
What does "mule" mean?
As a noun, "mule" means: Maultier
How do you pronounce "mule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mule" is [mjuːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mule" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mule", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

NIST#81,927mako#81,841Magi#81,839letz#81,819

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list