mulato

[muˈlat̪o]

/[muˈlat̪o]/ adj

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The verdict

“mulato” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,811. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,811
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aplícase a la persona que ha nacido de madre negra y padre blanco, o al contrario.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mulato · mulato · Spanish

mulato · rank #49,811 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,811
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH multiusos

Nearest frequency peer: multiusos (+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 “mulato”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mulato” 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).

mulato vs multa
67% similar
mulato vs muleta
67% similar
mulato vs multado
71% similar

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

Key facts for mulato
PropertyValue
Headwordmulato
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[muˈlat̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,811
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mulato”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).mulatocae 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 “multiusos” (#49,812), “motivando” (#49,809), “mur” (#49,813). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mulato” va en #49,811. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around mulato (IPA [muˈlat̪o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,811 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for mulato, with forms such as "mluato", "mmulato", and "mualto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "multa", "muleta", "multado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is mulato, spelled M-U-L-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aplícase a la persona que ha nacido de madre negra y padre blanco, o al contrario.
  2. 2
    De color moreno.
  3. 3
    Dícese de lo que es moreno en su línea.
  4. 4
    Variante obsoleta de muleto.
  5. 5
    Mineral de plata de color oscuro o verde cobrizo.
  6. 6
    Especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Mimidae endémica de México. Es un ave canora de unos 25 cm de longitud. Los sexos son parecidos, con el plumaje gris azuloso oscuro y opaco; las partes ventrales más oscuras. Alrededor del ojo rojo, hay una máscara de plumas negras que se extiende desde la base del pico hasta las mejillas. El pico y las patas también son negros. Se distingue de su pariente cercano sureño, el mulato pechiblanco (Melanotis hypoleucus) por la ausencia de plumas blancas y la presencia de plumas erizadas en la garganta. El canto es similar al del cenzontle aliblanco (Mimus polyglottos), por lo que estas aves llegan a ser capturadas y domesticadas.
  7. 7
    (Pollalesta discolor) Árbol colombiano de hasta 8 m de altura, ramificado en la parte media superior, con tallos grisáceos y un poco rugosos, hojas alternadas y lanceoladas, y flores pequeñas agrupadas en cabezuelas con forma de parasol.
  8. 8
    Palo marimba.

Synonyms

mulato comúnmulato azul

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mluato
  • mmulato
  • mualto
  • mulaot
  • mulatto
  • mullato
  • multao
  • umlato

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mulato - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mluato2mmulato1mualto2mulaot2mulatto1mullato1multao2umlato2
Edit distance from "mulato"

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 "mulato"?
"mulato" is spelled M-U-L-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [muˈlat̪o].
What does "mulato" mean?
As an adjective, "mulato" means: Aplícase a la persona que ha nacido de madre negra y padre blanco, o al contrario.
What words are commonly confused with "mulato"?
"mulato" is commonly confused with "multa", "muleta", "multado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mulato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mulato" is [muˈlat̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mulato" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

murder#49,814nobody#49,822ociosa#49,828medita#49,790

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

month8 variantslucían8 variantsprobo8 variantsintima8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list