mutch

/mʌt͡ʃ/

//mʌt͡ʃ// noun

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"mutch" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mutch” is uncommon English (frequency #77,019 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,019
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A nightcap (hat worn to bed).

Key facts for mutch
PropertyValue
Headwordmutch
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mʌt͡ʃ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#77,019
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mutch” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mutch is uncommon English at frequency #77,019 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /mʌt͡ʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

mutch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle Dutch mutse, from amutse, from Late Latin almucia (“almuce”). Doublet of almuce. The correct English form is mutch, spelled M-U-T-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A nightcap (hat worn to bed).
  2. 2
    A linen or muslin hat, especially one of a type once commonly worn by elderly women and young children.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mutse, from amutse, from Late Latin almucia (“almuce”). Doublet of almuce.

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 "mutch"?
"mutch" is spelled M-U-T-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is /mʌt͡ʃ/.
What does "mutch" mean?
As a noun, "mutch" means: A nightcap (hat worn to bed).
How do you pronounce "mutch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mutch" is /mʌt͡ʃ/. 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 "mutch"?
From Middle Dutch mutse, from amutse, from Late Latin almucia (“almuce”). Doublet of almuce. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “mutch”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-U-T-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /mʌt͡ʃ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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