mulga
mul·ga/ˈmʌlɡə/noun
mulga is spelled M-U-L-G-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables (mul·ga). It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mulga means “Any of a number of small acacia trees, especially Acacia aneura, forming dense scrub in dry inland areas of Australia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mulga is mulgas.
How many letters and syllables are in mulga?
| Letters | 5: M-U-L-G-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: mul·ga |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 mulga?
Mulga appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 mulga?
- US /ˈmʌlɡə/
- Australia /ˈmɐlɡə/
- Australia [ˈmɔʊlɡɐ]
Mulga has 2 syllables, split mul·ga in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-mulga.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mulga
- mulgas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mulga mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaAny of a number of small acacia trees, especially Acacia aneura, forming dense scrub in dry inland areas of Australia.
- 2
AustraliaAny region where mulga is the predominant vegetation.
- 3
AustraliacolloquialThe outback.
- 4
Something made from the wood of a mulga tree.
- 5
Ellipsis of mulga wire (“a message or story transmitted through an informal gossip network, especially one containing false information”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mulga come from?
From Gamilaraay malga.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).