mulish
/ˈmjuːlɪʃ/adjective
mulish is spelled M-U-L-I-S-H: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mulish means “Characteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mulish?
| Letters | 6: M-U-L-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 mulish?
Mulish appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 mulish?
- /ˈmjuːlɪʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-mulish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mulish
- more mulish comparative
- most mulish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mulish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Characteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mulish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense stubborn:
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 mulish come from?
From mule + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).