mudlark
/ˈmʌdlɑːk/
"mudlark" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mudlark” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A pig; pork.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mudlark · mudlark · English
mudlark · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mudlark |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmʌdlɑːk/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mudlark” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mudlark is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmʌdlɑːk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for mudlark in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mud + lark. The correct English form is mudlark, spelled M-U-D-L-A-R-K.
Definition
- 1A pig; pork.
- 2One who scavenges in river or harbor mud for items of value, especially in London.
- 3A child who plays in the mud; a child that spends most of its time in the streets, a street urchin.
- 4A soldier of the Royal Engineers.
- 5Any of various birds that are found in muddy places or build their nests with mud, especially Anthus petrosus and Alauda arvensis.
- 6The Grallina cyanoleuca that builds its nest with mud into a bowl-like shape.
- 7A racehorse that performs well on muddy or wet tracks.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mudlark appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Besides these, there were the mudlark and the scupple hunter: the former prowling about at low water, receiving in his small bag such petty packages as he could get from his dishonest friends on board; and the later sneaking about the wharves and quays, under the pretense of wanting work, to pick up everything and anything that came to hand.
She removes only what the water ‘delivers’ to her – items she can see lying on the surface. Unlike some other mudlarks, she does not dig for finds.
Etymology
From mud + lark.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.