mullered

/ˈmʊləd/

//ˈmʊləd// adj

"mullered" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mullered” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Badly damaged or completely destroyed; ruined, trashed, wrecked.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mullered · mullered · English

mullered · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for mullered
PropertyValue
Headwordmullered
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈmʊləd/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mullered” sits in English frequency

mullered falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mullered is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈmʊləd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

mullered has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From muller (“to destroy; to beat or thrash; to utterly defeat or outplay”) + -ed (suffix forming past tense and past participle forms of regular verbs). Muller is probably derived from Angloromani mul-, the preterite stem of mer- (“to die”) (compare muller… The correct English form is mullered, spelled M-U-L-L-E-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Badly damaged or completely destroyed; ruined, trashed, wrecked.
  2. 2
    Drunk, inebriated.
  3. 3
    Of a sportsperson, a team, etc.: utterly defeated or outplayed; destroyed, thrashed, trounced.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mullered appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. My car isn’t driveable at the moment: the clutch is totally mullered.
  2. The police couldn't really do what they had to do so a lot of Chelsea fans will remember that day because they got mullered and that is what counted.

Etymology

From muller (“to destroy; to beat or thrash; to utterly defeat or outplay”) + -ed (suffix forming past tense and past participle forms of regular verbs). Muller is probably derived from Angloromani mul-, the preterite stem of mer- (“to die”) (compare mullered, mullo (“dead”, adjective); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to die; to disappear”)) + English -er (suffix forming frequentative verbs).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mullered"?
"mullered" is spelled M-U-L-L-E-R-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmʊləd/.
What does "mullered" mean?
As an adjective, "mullered" means: Badly damaged or completely destroyed; ruined, trashed, wrecked.
How do you pronounce "mullered"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mullered" is /ˈmʊləd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "mullered"?
From muller (“to destroy; to beat or thrash; to utterly defeat or outplay”) + -ed (suffix forming past tense and past participle forms of regular verbs). Muller is probably derived from Angloromani mul-, the preterite stem of mer- (“to die”) (comp... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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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