mutual
/ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/adjective, noun
mutual is spelled M-U-T-U-A-L: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mutual means “Having the same relationship, each to each other” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mutual?
| Letters | 6: M-U-T-U-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 18 times per million words; the 4,589th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 mutual?
Mutual appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,589th 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 mutual?
- UK /ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/
Mutual has 3 syllables (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-mutual.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mutual?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mutual (/utʃuəl/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: umlaut.
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 mutual
- more mutual comparative
- most mutual superlative
- mut.
- mutuals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mutual mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having the same relationship, each to each other.
They were mutual enemies.
- 2
Collective, done or held in common.
Mutual insurance.
- 3
Reciprocal.
They had mutual fear of each other.
- 4
Possessed in common.
They had been introduced by a mutual friend.
- 5
Owned by the members.
noun
- 1
A mutual fund.
- 2
A mutual organization.
- 3
Either of a pair of people who follow each other's social media accounts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate mutual?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of mutual: Mut., mut..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mutual in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mutuel |
| German | wechselseitig, gegenseitig, beiderseitig , gemeinsam |
| Portuguese | mútuo , recíproco |
| Spanish | mutuo, mutual , recíproco |
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 mutual come from?
Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus. Displaced native Old English ġemǣne.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).