# maul

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɔːl/ · frequency rank #32,913

## Definitions
1. A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
2. A situation where the player carrying the ball, who must be on his feet, is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier's team mates bind onto the ball carrier.
3. The fruit of the Washingtonia species.

## Etymology
From Middle English malle (“mace, maul”), from Anglo-Norman mail, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus (“hammer”). Doublet of malleus.

## Easily confused with
- **ML** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-ml)
- **mu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-mu)
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-may)
- **max** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-max)
- **mum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-mum)
- **MUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-mud)
- **mel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-mel)
- **mil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-mil)
- **mug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-mug)
- **mol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-mol)
- **mou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-mou)
- **mun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-mun)
- **MCU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-mcu)
- **maw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-maw)
- **MCL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-mcl)
- **muh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-muh)
- **MUA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-mua)
- **meu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-meu)
- **meal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-meal)
- **mill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maul-vs-mill)

## Common misspellings (5)
`amul`, `malu`, `maull`, `mmaul`, `mual`

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