# mustang

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmʌsˌtæŋ/ · frequency rank #13,385

## Definitions
1. A small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.
2. A merchant marine who joined the U.S. Navy as a commissioned officer during the American Civil War.
3. A commissioned officer who started military service as an enlisted person.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish mestengo, from Old Spanish mesteño (“feral animal”) or mestengo (“feral animal”).

## Easily confused with
- **mutant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mustang-vs-mutant)
- **mustard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mustang-vs-mustard)
- **musing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/musing-vs-mustang)
- **Mustafa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mustafa-vs-mustang)

## Common misspellings (11)
`mmustang`, `msutang`, `musatng`, `musstang`, `mustagn`, `mustangg`, `mustanng`, `mustnag`, `musttang`, `mutsang`, `umstang`

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