muele

[ˈmwele]

/[ˈmwele]/ verb

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The verdict

“muele” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,341 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,341
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de moler.

Key facts for muele
PropertyValue
Headwordmuele
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmwele]
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,341
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “muele” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). muele lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

muele is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,341 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmwele]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for muele, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is muele, spelled M-U-E-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de moler.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de moler.

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 "muele"?
"muele" is spelled M-U-E-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmwele].
What does "muele" mean?
As a verb, "muele" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de moler.
How do you pronounce "muele"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muele" is [ˈmwele]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muele" come from?
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Using “muele”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-U-E-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmwele] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list