# mudd vs muddle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### muddle
*verb · IPA /ˈmʌdl̩/ · frequency rank #37,582*
To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.

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