mudslinging
noun
mudslinging is spelled M-U-D-S-L-I-N-G-I-N-G: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mudslinging means “Casting aspersions with intent to discredit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mudslinging is mudslingings.
How many letters and syllables are in mudslinging?
| Letters | 11: M-U-D-S-L-I-N-G-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mudslinging?
Mudslinging appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mudslinging?
Mudslinging has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of mudslinging
- mudslingings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mudslinging mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Casting aspersions with intent to discredit.
The campaign degenerated into mutual mudslinging, each candidate trying to tarnish the other's reputation and looking bad in the process.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mudslinging in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense casting aspersions to discredit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Schlammschlacht |
| Spanish | injuriamiento |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mudslinging come from?
From mud + slinging.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).