# mote vs mule

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mote
*noun · IPA /moʊt/ · frequency rank #45,526*
A small particle; a speck.

### mule
*noun · IPA /mjuːl/ · frequency rank #16,279*
The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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