mulled

/mʌld/

//mʌld// verb

"mulled" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mulled” is uncommon English (frequency #51,267 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,267
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - simple past and past participle of mull

Key facts for mulled
PropertyValue
Headwordmulled
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/mʌld/
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,267
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mulled” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mulled lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mulled is uncommon English at frequency #51,267 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /mʌld/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "simple past and past participle of mull".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mulled, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is mulled, spelled M-U-L-L-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of mull

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mulled"?
"mulled" is spelled M-U-L-L-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /mʌld/.
What does "mulled" mean?
As a verb, "mulled" means: simple past and past participle of mull
How do you pronounce "mulled"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mulled" is /mʌld/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mulled" come from?
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Using “mulled”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-U-L-L-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /mʌld/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list