Which to use
“Mulder” is a name and “mullet” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,573
- “Mulder” frequency rank
- #30,147
- “mullet” frequency rank
- 57720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mulder | mullet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Dutch, equivalent to English Miller. | A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes), especially the genus Mullus (red mullets or goatfish). |
Where the eye mixes Mulder and mullet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Mulder vs mullet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mulder is /ˈmʌl.də(ɹ)/ while mullet is /ˈmʌlɪt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mulder is recorded at frequency rank #27,573, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈmʌl.də(ɹ)/. mullet is at rank #30,147, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmʌlɪt/.
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 57720, this pair ranks #117,493 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Mulder vs mullet
Shared letters: elmu. Private to "Mulder": dr. Private to "mullet": t.
"Mulder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mullet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mulder" for "mullet" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "Mulder" or "mullet" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Mulder" and "mullet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mulder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mullet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,493 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mulder" and "mullet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "madder vs Mulder". 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 #117,493 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.