# mute vs mutter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mute
*adjective · IPA /mjuːt/ · frequency rank #11,919*
Not having the power of speech; dumb.

### mutter
*noun · IPA /ˈmʌtə/ · frequency rank #38,512*
A repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.

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