# Mueller vs muffler

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mueller
*name · IPA /ˈmʌlɚ/ · frequency rank #12,813*
A surname from German.

### muffler
*noun · IPA /ˈmʌflɚ/ · frequency rank #41,775*
Something or someone that muffles.

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