mutt
/mʌt/noun
mutt is spelled M-U-T-T: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mutt means “A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mutt is mutts.
How many letters and syllables are in mutt?
| Letters | 4: M-U-T-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mutt?
Mutt appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 mutt?
- /mʌt/
- /mʊt/
Mutt has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-mutt.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mutt
- mutts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mutt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.
- 2
derogatoryA person of mixed racial or ethnic ancestry.
- 3
derogatoryA person from the United States.
- 4
USderogatoryslangAn idiot, a stupid person.
- 5
derogatoryslangAn ugly woman.
- 6
slangThe snowy sheathbill.
- 7
Alternative form of matha.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mutt in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bâtard, corniaud, cabot , crétin, imbécile, con |
| German | Promenadenmischung, Köter |
| Portuguese | vira-lata |
| Spanish | chucho, quiltro, electricista, malix |
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 mutt come from?
Clipping of muttonhead.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).