muffled
muff·led/ˈmʌfl̩d/adjective, verb
muffled is spelled M-U-F-F-L-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables (muff·led). It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, muffled means “Stifled or covered up; diminished by interference” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in muffled?
| Letters | 7: M-U-F-F-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: muff·led |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is muffled?
Muffled appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd 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 muffled?
- /ˈmʌfl̩d/
Muffled has 2 syllables, split muff·led in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-muffled.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of muffled
- more muffled comparative
- most muffled superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does muffled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Stifled or covered up; diminished by interference.
A muffled curse escaped my lips.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of muffle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Muffled in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense stifled or covered up:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | tenue, sordo, apagado, asordinado, gangoso, amortiguado |
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.