mulling

noun

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"mulling" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mulling” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,354. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,354
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of one who mulls or thinks over something.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mulling · mulling · English

mulling · rank #44,354 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,354
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mundy

Nearest frequency peer: Mundy (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “mulling”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “mulling” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mulling vs muslin
71% similar
mulling vs musing
71% similar
mulling vs Mullins
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mulling
PropertyValue
Headwordmulling
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,354
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mulling”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Mundy” (#44,355), “MRP” (#44,352), “Munn” (#44,356). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mulling” is #44,354. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around mulling, anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,354 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act of one who mulls or thinks over something.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for mulling, with forms such as "mluling", "mmulling", and "mulilng". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "muslin", "musing", "Mullins", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is mulling, spelled M-U-L-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of one who mulls or thinks over something.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. My mullings over where to go with my life, and now also where to go after Phuket island, incorporated what I saw in my everyday walks […]

Synonyms

consideration

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mluling
  • mmulling
  • mulilng
  • muling
  • mullign
  • mullingg
  • mullinng
  • mullnig
  • umlling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mulling - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mluling2mmulling1mulilng2muling1mullign2mullingg1mullinng1mullnig2
Edit distance from "mulling"

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 "mulling"?
"mulling" is spelled M-U-L-L-I-N-G.
What does "mulling" mean?
As a noun, "mulling" means: The act of one who mulls or thinks over something.
What words are commonly confused with "mulling"?
"mulling" is commonly confused with "muslin", "musing", "Mullins". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "mulling" come from?
"mulling" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mulling", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mongrel#44,349meister#44,334massing#44,328Perugia#44,401

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Mersey9 variantsnother9 variantsMandel9 variantsmadmen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list