mutism
/ˈmjuːtɪzəm/noun
mutism is spelled M-U-T-I-S-M: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mutism means “The inability to speak, be it from psychological or physical cause” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mutism is mutisms.
How many letters and syllables are in mutism?
| Letters | 6: M-U-T-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mutism?
Mutism appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mutism?
- /ˈmjuːtɪzəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mutism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mutism?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mutism.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: summit.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mutism
- mutisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mutism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The inability to speak, be it from psychological or physical cause.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mutism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense psychological disorder:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mutism come from?
From French mutisme, from Latin mutus (“mute”), equivalent to mute + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).