mutilation

noun

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"mutilation" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mutilation” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,341. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,341
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mutilation · mutilation · English

mutilation · rank #23,341 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,341
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH nemo

Nearest frequency peer: nemo (+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 “mutilation”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mutilation” 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).

mutilation vs mutation
80% similar
mutilation vs motivation
80% similar
mutilation vs mitigation
80% similar

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

Key facts for mutilation
PropertyValue
Headwordmutilation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,341
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mutilation”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).mutilationlands 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 “nemo” (#23,342), “motorsport” (#23,339), “nerdy” (#23,343). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mutilation” is #23,341. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around mutilation, anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,341 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for mutilation, with forms such as "mmutilation", "mtuilation", and "muitlation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "mutation", "motivation", "mitigation", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Latin mutilatio; compare French mutilation. The correct English form is mutilation, spelled M-U-T-I-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The cruel practice of female genital mutilation is banned in many countries globally, but it remains widespread among the Bohras - a small Muslim community in India. Now, some Bohra women have started a campaign demanding an end to the ritual, writes the BBC's Geeta Pandey in Delhi.

Etymology

Latin mutilatio; compare French mutilation.

This word in other languages

mutilación(Español)mutilation(Français)Verstümmelung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmutilation
  • mtuilation
  • muitlation
  • mutialtion
  • mutilaiton
  • mutilasion
  • mutilatino
  • mutilationn
  • mutilatoin
  • mutilattion
  • mutillation
  • mutiltaion
  • mutliation
  • muttilation
  • umtilation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmutilation1mtuilation2muitlation2mutialtion2mutilaiton2mutilasion1mutilatino2mutilationn1
Edit distance from "mutilation"

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 "mutilation"?
"mutilation" is spelled M-U-T-I-L-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "mutilation" mean?
As a noun, "mutilation" means: The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.
What words are commonly confused with "mutilation"?
"mutilation" is commonly confused with "mutation", "motivation", "mitigation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "mutilation"?
Latin mutilatio; compare French mutilation. 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 "mutilation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

motorsport#23,339possessive#23,364prefecture#23,366grapefruit#23,283

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list