mudo

[ˈmuð̞o]

/[ˈmuð̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“mudo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,713. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,713
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no habla o que no puede hablar, de manera permanente o temporal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mudo · mudo · Spanish

mudo · rank #10,713 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,713
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mosca

Nearest frequency peer: mosca (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “mudo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “mudo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

mudo vs muy
50% similar
mudo vs mun
50% similar
mudo vs mur
50% similar

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

Key facts for mudo
PropertyValue
Headwordmudo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmuð̞o]
Letters4
Frequency rank#10,713
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mudo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).mudocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “mosca” (#10,712), “municiones” (#10,714), “montones” (#10,711). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mudo” va en #10,713. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around mudo (IPA [ˈmuð̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,713 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for mudo, with forms such as "mduo", "mmudo", and "muddo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "muy", "mun", "mur", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is mudo, spelled M-U-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no habla o que no puede hablar, de manera permanente o temporal.
  2. 2
    Que no emite sonido alguno, de manera permanente, habitual o temporal.
  3. 3
    Se dice de una letra que no representa ningún sonido o fonema.
  4. 4
    Se dice de un sonido o fonema que no incluye voz, como los oclusivos.
  5. 5
    Se dice de los signos de Cáncer, Escorpión y Piscis en el zodiaco.
  6. 6
    Que le falta lucidez, lógica o astucia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. En español, la hache es siempre muda, y la u es muda después de q, como en "que". También la u es muda después de g cuando representa el fonema /g/ como en "guerra" o "guitarra".

Synonyms

sordo

Antonyms

sonoro

This word in other languages

mute(English)muet(Français)stumm(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mduo
  • mmudo
  • muddo
  • muod
  • umdo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mudo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mduo2mmudo1muddo1muod2umdo2
Edit distance from "mudo"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mudo"?
"mudo" is spelled M-U-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmuð̞o].
What does "mudo" mean?
As an adjective, "mudo" means: Que no habla o que no puede hablar, de manera permanente o temporal.
What words are commonly confused with "mudo"?
"mudo" is commonly confused with "muy", "mun", "mur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mudo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mudo" is [ˈmuð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mudo" come from?
"mudo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mudo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

land#10,695filo#10,668Sosa#10,764cubo#10,646

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list