Muslim

/ˈmʊz.lɪm/

//ˈmʊz.lɪm// noun

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

The verdict

“Muslim” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,168. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,168
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who is a follower and believer of Islam.

Corpus desk

Index EN-muslim · Muslim · English

Muslim · rank #2,168 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,168
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH MS

Nearest frequency peer: MS (-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 “Muslim”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Muslim” 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).

Muslim vs muslin
67% similar
Muslim vs music
50% similar
Muslim vs museum
50% similar

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

Key facts for Muslim
PropertyValue
HeadwordMuslim
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmʊz.lɪm/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,168
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Muslim”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Muslimlands 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 “MS” (#2,167), “organizations” (#2,169), “mistake” (#2,166). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Muslim” is #2,168. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Muslim (IPA /ˈmʊz.lɪm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,168 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A person who is a follower and believer of Islam.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Muslim, with forms such as "mmuslim", "msulim", and "mulsim". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "muslin", "music", "museum", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed around 1615 from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “one who submits”), the active participle of أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama, “he submitted”), verb form IV from the triliteral root س ل م (s l m), "to be whole, intact". The verbal noun إسْلام (ʔislām) means literally "s… The correct English form is Muslim, spelled M-U-S-L-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who is a follower and believer of Islam.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. It was gouerned by Macuac, which conditioned with Amrus that euery Egyptian should pay an Egyptian peece of Gold, and to entertaine three dayes euery Muslim which passed that way.
  2. Muslims invented the concept of zero, which is a foundation for the numbering system used throughout the world.

Etymology

Borrowed around 1615 from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “one who submits”), the active participle of أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama, “he submitted”), verb form IV from the triliteral root س ل م (s l m), "to be whole, intact". The verbal noun إسْلام (ʔislām) means literally "submission". In a religious sense, الْإِسْلَام (al-ʔislām) translates to "faith, piety", and مُسْلِم (muslim) to "one who has (religious) faith or piety".

Synonyms

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Antonyms

giaourkafir

This word in other languages

musulmán(Español)musulman(Français)Muslim(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmuslim
  • msulim
  • mulsim
  • musilm
  • muslimm
  • musllim
  • muslmi
  • musslim
  • umslim

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Muslim - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmuslim1msulim2mulsim2musilm2muslimm1musllim1muslmi2musslim1
Edit distance from "Muslim"

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 "Muslim"?
"Muslim" is spelled M-U-S-L-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmʊz.lɪm/.
What does "Muslim" mean?
As a noun, "Muslim" means: A person who is a follower and believer of Islam.
What words are commonly confused with "Muslim"?
"Muslim" is commonly confused with "muslin", "music", "museum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Muslim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Muslim" is /ˈmʊz.lɪm/. 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 "Muslim"?
Borrowed around 1615 from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “one who submits”), the active participle of أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama, “he submitted”), verb form IV from the triliteral root س ل م (s l m), "to be whole, intact". The verbal noun إسْلام (ʔislām) means li... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

factor9 variantswalked9 variantsBoston9 variantstaught9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list