# Mulan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #36,682

## Definitions
1. A female warrior from Chinese folklore.
2. Any of several places in China:
3. Any of several places in China:
4. Any of several places in China:

## Etymology
From Mandarin 木蘭／木兰 (Mùlán, literally “magnolia”).

## Easily confused with
- **mun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mulan-vs-mun)
- **mule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mulan-vs-mule)
- **Musa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mulan-vs-musa)
- **mull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mulan-vs-mull)
- **Munn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mulan-vs-munn)
- **multi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mulan-vs-multi)
- **mural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mulan-vs-mural)
- **mules** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mulan-vs-mules)
- **mulch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mulan-vs-mulch)
- **Murat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mulan-vs-murat)
- **Murad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mulan-vs-murad)
- **mutant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mulan-vs-mutant)
- **mullen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mulan-vs-mullen)
- **mullah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mulan-vs-mullah)
- **muslin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mulan-vs-muslin)
- **Murano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mulan-vs-murano)
- **man** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/man-vs-mulan)
- **MLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mla-vs-mulan)
- **MUA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mua-vs-mulan)
- **mean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mean-vs-mulan)

## Common misspellings (7)
`mluan`, `mmulan`, `mualn`, `mulann`, `mullan`, `mulna`, `umlan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mulan