# muted

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #16,759

## Definitions
1. Not expressed strongly or openly; subdued and understated
2. Quiet or soft.
3. Subdued.

## Easily confused with
- **mutt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muted-vs-mutt)
- **mutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muted-vs-mutter)
- **MUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mud-vs-muted)
- **med** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/med-vs-muted)
- **mate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mate-vs-muted)
- **mute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mute-vs-muted)
- **muse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muse-vs-muted)
- **mule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mule-vs-muted)
- **mite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mite-vs-muted)
- **mote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mote-vs-muted)
- **mudd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mudd-vs-muted)
- **moved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moved-vs-muted)
- **mixed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mixed-vs-muted)
- **meter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meter-vs-muted)
- **mates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-muted)
- **motel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/motel-vs-muted)
- **mater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-muted)
- **mined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mined-vs-muted)
- **Mateo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-muted)
- **mules** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mules-vs-muted)

## Common misspellings (7)
`mmuted`, `mtued`, `muetd`, `mutde`, `mutedd`, `mutted`, `umted`

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