mugwort
/ˈmʌɡwɝt/noun
mugwort is spelled M-U-G-W-O-R-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mugwort means “Any member of the species Artemisia vulgaris of plants native to temperate Eurasia and north Africa, traditionally used medicinally” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mugwort is mugworts.
How many letters and syllables are in mugwort?
| Letters | 7: M-U-G-W-O-R-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th 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 mugwort?
Mugwort appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 mugwort?
- UK /ˈmʌɡwɜːt/
- US /ˈmʌɡwɝt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mugwort.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-mugwort.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mugwort
- mugworts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mugwort mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of the species Artemisia vulgaris of plants native to temperate Eurasia and north Africa, traditionally used medicinally.
- 2
Any of several aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia native to Eurasia, Africa, and North America.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mugwort in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | armoise , armoise commune |
| Portuguese | artemísia , artemigem |
| Spanish | artemisa , altamisa, hierba de San Juan |
| German | Beifuß, gemeiner Beifuß |
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 mugwort come from?
From Middle English mugwort, mugwyrt, mucgwurt, from Old English mucgwyrt, mucwyrt et al., from Proto-Germanic; probably corresponding to midge + wort. Cognate with regional Low German muggart, mugwurz.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).