Mulan
"mulan" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Mulan” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,682. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #36,682
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female warrior from Chinese folklore.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mulan · Mulan · English
Mulan · rank #36,682 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #36,682
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH mumps
Nearest frequency peer: mumps (+1 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 “Mulan”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- monolith
monolith
63,323 corpus weight
- Monticello
Monticello
63,322 corpus weight
- Mulan
Mulan
63,319 corpus weight
- mumps
mumps
63,318 corpus weight
- Mya
Mya
63,317 corpus weight
- mystics
mystics
63,316 corpus weight
What this shows “Mulan” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mulan |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #36,682 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Mulan”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Mulan, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #36,682 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mulan, with forms such as "mluan", "mmulan", and "mualn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mun", "mule", "Musa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Mandarin 木蘭／木兰 (Mùlán, literally “magnolia”). The correct English form is Mulan, spelled M-U-L-A-N.
Definition
- 1A female warrior from Chinese folklore.
- 2Any of several places in China:
- 3Any of several places in China:
- 4Any of several places in China:
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mulan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vice Chairman (Lin Chun-pu) of the Mulan County Revolutionary Committee, Vice Chairman (Li Te-tung) of the revolutionary committee of a commune in Payen County[…]also spoke. They related their experience in grasping revolution to stimulate production, as well as in pushing up a high tide in spring farming.
Not only were the Korean Communists numerous, but their influence extended over a wide territory ranging from Chientao in the southeast to Ilan and Mulan in the southern part of Heilungkiang Province, where the Koreans had formed communities of their own.
Etymology
From Mandarin 木蘭／木兰 (Mùlán, literally “magnolia”).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- mluan
- mmulan
- mualn
- mulann
- mullan
- mulna
- umlan
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mulan - 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.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Mulan", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).