mouthed

adj

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"mouthed" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mouthed” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,850. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,850
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a specified type of mouth.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mouthed · mouthed · English

mouthed · rank #25,850 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,850
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH motley

Nearest frequency peer: motley (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “mouthed”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “mouthed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mouthed vs muted
71% similar
mouthed vs mouths
71% similar
mouthed vs mouth
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mouthed
PropertyValue
Headwordmouthed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,850
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mouthed”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).mouthedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “motley” (#25,849), “mowing” (#25,851), “Monmouth” (#25,848). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mouthed” is #25,850. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around mouthed, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,850 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mouthed, with forms such as "mmouthed", "motuhed", and "mouhted". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "muted", "mouths", "mouth", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is mouthed, spelled M-O-U-T-H-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a specified type of mouth.
  2. 2
    Formed into a mouth.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mouthed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. round-mouthed
  2. Then ſhall our footmen lie within the trench, And with their Cannons mouth’d like Orcus gulfe Batter the wales, and we will enter in: And thus the Grecians ſhalbe conquered.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmouthed
  • motuhed
  • mouhted
  • moutehd
  • mouthde
  • mouthedd
  • mouthhed
  • moutthed
  • muothed
  • omuthed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mouthed - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmouthed1motuhed2mouhted2moutehd2mouthde2mouthedd1mouthhed1moutthed1
Edit distance from "mouthed"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mouthed"?
"mouthed" is spelled M-O-U-T-H-E-D.
What does "mouthed" mean?
As an adjective, "mouthed" means: Having a specified type of mouth.
What words are commonly confused with "mouthed"?
"mouthed" is commonly confused with "muted", "mouths", "mouth". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "mouthed" come from?
"mouthed" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mouthed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list