# mutter vs muttered

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### muttered
*verb · IPA /ˈmʌtɚd/ · frequency rank #35,839*
simple past and past participle of mutter

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