# muddled vs muffled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### muddled
*adjective · frequency rank #34,201*
Confused, disorganised, in disarray.

### muffled
*verb · IPA /ˈmʌfl̩d/ · frequency rank #27,571*
simple past and past participle of muffle

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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