mudo
[ˈmuð̞o]
The verdict
“mudo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,713 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #10,713
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que no habla o que no puede hablar, de manera permanente o temporal.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mudo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmuð̞o] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #10,713 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mudo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mudo is 4 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmuð̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,713 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Que no habla o que no puede hablar, de manera permanente o temporal.
- 2Que no emite sonido alguno, de manera permanente, habitual o temporal.
- 3Se dice de una letra que no representa ningún sonido o fonema.
- 4Se dice de un sonido o fonema que no incluye voz, como los oclusivos.
- 5Se dice de los signos de Cáncer, Escorpión y Piscis en el zodiaco.
- 6Que le falta lucidez, lógica o astucia.
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This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “mudo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-U-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmuð̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “muy” - see the side-by-side comparison. mudo vs muy
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.