Which to use
“mudd” is a noun and “muddy” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,367
- “mudd” frequency rank
- #13,022
- “muddy” frequency rank
- 61389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mudd | muddy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obsolete spelling of mud. | Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”). |
Letter map: mudd vs muddy
Shared letters muted; letters that set mudd and muddy apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: mudd vs muddy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mudd is anoun and muddyanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mudd” sits inside “muddy”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mudd is recorded at frequency rank #48,367, classified as anoun. muddy is at rank #13,022, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈmʌdi/.
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 61389, this pair ranks #94,601 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mudd vs muddy
Shared letters: dmu. Private to "mudd": -. Private to "muddy": y.
"mudd" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "muddy" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mudd" and "muddy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mudd" or "muddy"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mudd" and "muddy".
- Full dictionary entry for "mudd" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muddy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,601 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mudd" and "muddy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muda vs mudd". 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 #94,601 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.