Which to use
“mend” is a verb and “mudd” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,888
- “mend” frequency rank
- #48,367
- “mudd” frequency rank
- 67255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mend | mudd |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To physically repair (something that is broken, defaced, decayed, torn, or otherwise damaged). | Obsolete spelling of mud. |
Letter map: mend vs mudd
Shared letters muted; letters that set mend and mudd apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for mend / mudd
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mend is averb and muddanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mend is recorded at frequency rank #18,888, classified as averb, pronounced /mɛnd/. mudd is at rank #48,367, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 67255, this pair ranks #64,192 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mend vs mudd
Shared letters: dm. Private to "mend": en. Private to "mudd": u.
"mend" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mudd" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mend" and "mudd" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mend" vs "mudd" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "mend" vs "mudd" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mudd" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,192 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mend" and "mudd" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muda vs mudd". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #64,192 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.