mufti

/ˈmʌfti/

//ˈmʌfti// noun

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"mufti" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mufti” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,601. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,601
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Muslim scholar and interpreter of sharia law, who can deliver a fatwa.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mufti · mufti · English

mufti · rank #34,601 · 7 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,601
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH moulding

Nearest frequency peer: moulding (-2 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 “mufti”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mufti” 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).

mufti vs must
60% similar
mufti vs mute
60% similar
mufti vs mutt
60% similar

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

Key facts for mufti
PropertyValue
Headwordmufti
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmʌfti/
Letters5
Frequency rank#34,601
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mufti”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).muftilands 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 “moulding” (#34,599), “Mukherjee” (#34,603), “multivariate” (#34,604). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mufti” is #34,601. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around mufti (IPA /ˈmʌfti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,601 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mufti, with forms such as "mfuti", "mmufti", and "muffti". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "must", "mute", "mutt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مفتی (müfti), from Arabic مُفْتِي (muftī, “fatwa-deliverer”, literally “deliverer of formal opinion”). The correct English form is mufti, spelled M-U-F-T-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    A Muslim scholar and interpreter of sharia law, who can deliver a fatwa.
  2. 2
    A civilian dress when worn by a member of the military or the police, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mujtahidd's online claims have prompted an aggressive backlash against social media from the Saudi religious establishment. The grand mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul-Aziz al-Sheikh, said in January that Twitter was a platform for "promoting lies" and a "dangerous practice" that should be avoided by Muslims. Commentators have described the phenomenon a…
  2. He had a suit of summer mufti, and a broad-brimmed blue beaver hat looped with leaves broken from the hedgerows in the lanes, and a Leander scarf tucked full of flowers: loosestrife, meadowrue, orchis, ragged-robin.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مفتی (müfti), from Arabic مُفْتِي (muftī, “fatwa-deliverer”, literally “deliverer of formal opinion”).

This word in other languages

mufti(Français)Mufti(Deutsch)mufti(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mfuti
  • mmufti
  • muffti
  • mufit
  • muftti
  • mutfi
  • umfti

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mufti - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mfuti2mmufti1muffti1mufit2muftti1mutfi2umfti2
Edit distance from "mufti"

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 "mufti"?
"mufti" is spelled M-U-F-T-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmʌfti/.
What does "mufti" mean?
As a noun, "mufti" means: A Muslim scholar and interpreter of sharia law, who can deliver a fatwa.
What words are commonly confused with "mufti"?
"mufti" is commonly confused with "must", "mute", "mutt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mufti"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mufti" is /ˈmʌfti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "mufti"?
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مفتی (müfti), from Arabic مُفْتِي (muftī, “fatwa-deliverer”, literally “deliverer of formal opinion”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nadir#34,606Neale#34,608Mehdi#34,586lupin#34,579

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

meagre7 variantsleary7 variantsProvo7 variantsraked7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list