# mudd vs muse

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### muse
*noun · IPA /mjuːz/ · frequency rank #13,199*
Of a person: a source of inspiration.

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