muleta

/[muˈlet̪a]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,738

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

muleta is aSpanishnoun. It means: Apoyo para el cuerpo humano diseñado con el propósito de asistir al caminar cuando una de las extremidades inferiores requiere soporte adicional durante el desplazamiento, comúnmente cuando el ser ... Pronounced [muˈlet̪a]. Often confused with multa and multas.

Key facts for muleta
PropertyValue
Headwordmuleta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[muˈlet̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,738
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of muleta in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for muleta is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [muˈlet̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,738 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for muleta, with forms such as "mlueta", "mmuleta", and "muelta". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "multa", "multas", "muñeca", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is muleta, spelled M-U-L-E-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apoyo para el cuerpo humano diseñado con el propósito de asistir al caminar cuando una de las extremidades inferiores requiere soporte adicional durante el desplazamiento, comúnmente cuando el ser humano sufre algún tipo de incapacidad para caminar con alguna de estas.
  2. 2
    Bastón o palo que lleva pendiente a lo largo un paño o capa, comúnmente encarnada, de que se sirve el torero para engañar al toro y hacerle bajar la cabeza cuando va a matarlo.
  3. 3
    Cosa que ayuda en parte a mantener otra.
  4. 4
    Porción pequeña de alimento que se suele tomar antes de la comida regular.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mlueta,mmuleta,muelta,muleat,muletta,mulleta,multea,umleta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for muleta

Misspelling Variants of "muleta"

mlueta6mmuleta7muelta6muleat6muletta7mulleta7multea6umleta6
Misspelling Variants of "muleta"

Frequency rank: #37,738 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "muleta"?
"muleta" is spelled M-U-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [muˈlet̪a].
What does "muleta" mean?
As a noun, "muleta" means: Apoyo para el cuerpo humano diseñado con el propósito de asistir al caminar cuando una de las extremidades inferiores requiere soporte adicional durante el desplazamiento, comúnmente cuando el ser ...
What words are commonly confused with "muleta"?
"muleta" is commonly confused with "multa", "multas", "muñeca". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "muleta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muleta" is [muˈlet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muleta" come from?
"muleta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.