mund

/mʊnd/

//mʊnd// noun

"mund" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A hand.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mund · mund · English

mund · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for mund
PropertyValue
Headwordmund
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mʊnd/
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mund” sits in English frequency

mund 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

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

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mund, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English and Old English mund, from Proto-Germanic *mundō (“hand, protection, security”). The correct English form is mund, spelled M-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A hand.
  2. 2
    Security, granted by a king or earl, the violation of which was punished by a fine (a mundbyrd).
  3. 3
    Protection; guardianship.

Etymology

From Middle English and Old English mund, from Proto-Germanic *mundō (“hand, protection, security”).

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 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mund"?
"mund" is spelled M-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is /mʊnd/.
What does "mund" mean?
As a noun, "mund" means: A hand.
How do you pronounce "mund"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mund" is /mʊnd/. 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 "mund"?
From Middle English and Old English mund, from Proto-Germanic *mundō (“hand, protection, security”). 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