# moldy vs muddy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### moldy
*adjective · IPA /ˈmoʊldi/ · frequency rank #42,277*
Covered with mold.

### muddy
*adjective · IPA /ˈmʌdi/ · frequency rank #13,022*
Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moldy-vs-muddy