# meddle

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈmɛd.əl/ · frequency rank #34,980

## Definitions
1. To interfere in or with; to concern oneself with unduly.
2. To interest or engage oneself; to have to do (with), in a good sense.
3. To mix (something) with some other substance; to commingle, combine, blend.
4. To have sex.

## Etymology
From Middle English medlen, from Anglo-Norman medler, from Early Medieval Latin misculāre, derived from Latin misceō (“to mix”).

## Easily confused with
- **merle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meddle-vs-merle)
- **middle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meddle-vs-middle)
- **module** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meddle-vs-module)
- **medley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meddle-vs-medley)
- **muddle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meddle-vs-muddle)
- **mettle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meddle-vs-mettle)
- **muddled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meddle-vs-muddled)
- **medal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medal-vs-meddle)
- **Meade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meade-vs-meddle)
- **Maddie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maddie-vs-meddle)

## Common misspellings (7)
`emddle`, `mdedle`, `meddel`, `meddlle`, `medlde`, `medle`, `mmeddle`

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