# muppet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmʌpɪt/ · frequency rank #26,181

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of Muppet (“a puppet in the style of Jim Henson's Muppets”).
2. An incompetent or foolish person.

## Etymology
From Muppet, from the Muppets franchise

## Easily confused with
- **musket** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muppet-vs-musket)
- **mullet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mullet-vs-muppet)

## Common misspellings (7)
`mmuppet`, `mpupet`, `mupept`, `mupet`, `muppett`, `muppte`, `umppet`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/muppet