# mound vs mudd

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mound
*noun · IPA /maʊnd/ · frequency rank #13,021*
An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense

### mudd
*noun · frequency rank #48,367*
Obsolete spelling of mud.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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