Which to use
“mixed” is a verb and “muted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,305
- “mixed” frequency rank
- #16,759
- “muted” frequency rank
- 19064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mixed | muted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of mix | Not expressed strongly or openly; subdued and understated |
Letter map: mixed vs muted
Shared letters muted; letters that set mixed and muted apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: mixed vs muted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mixed is averb and mutedanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mixed is recorded at frequency rank #2,305, classified as averb, pronounced /mɪkst/. muted is at rank #16,759, tagged as anadj.
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 19064, this pair ranks #440,748 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mixed vs muted
Shared letters: dem. Private to "mixed": ix. Private to "muted": tu.
"mixed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "muted" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mixed" for "muted" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "mixed" or "muted" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "mixed" vs "muted" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mixed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #440,748 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mixed" and "muted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mudd vs muted". 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 #440,748 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.