mulo

[ˈmulo]

/[ˈmulo]/ noun

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The verdict

“mulo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,462 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,462
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Equus africanus asinus × E. caballus) Animal híbrido, producto del cruce entre un asno y una yegua. Su aspecto es intermedio entre las dos especies, con la cabeza, orejas y extremidades semejantes...

Key facts for mulo
PropertyValue
Headwordmulo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmulo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#59,462
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mulo” 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). mulo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mulo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,462 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmulo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mulo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 mulo, spelled M-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Equus africanus asinus × E. caballus) Animal híbrido, producto del cruce entre un asno y una yegua. Su aspecto es intermedio entre las dos especies, con la cabeza, orejas y extremidades semejantes a las de un asno y el tamaño, pelaje y dentadura de un caballo. Se crían por su combinación de la fuerza de un caballo y la resistencia y paso seguro de un asno, que las hacen útiles como animales de carga, particularmente en terrenos agrestes. La mayor parte de las mulas son estériles.
  2. 2
    (Equus caballus × E. africanus asinus) Por extensión, animal híbrido nacido de la cruza entre un caballo y una burra. Es más dificil de criar que la mula₁ y no tiene las mismas aptitudes como animal de carga.
  3. 3
    Persona que carga con el trabajo más pesado.
  4. 4
    Persona que transporta drogas ilegales.

Synonyms

burdéganoburreroburro

This word in other languages

mule(English)mulet(Français)Maultier(Deutsch)mula(Português)

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 "mulo"?
"mulo" is spelled M-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmulo].
What does "mulo" mean?
As a noun, "mulo" means: (Equus africanus asinus × E. caballus) Animal híbrido, producto del cruce entre un asno y una yegua. Su aspecto es intermedio entre las dos especies, con la cabeza, orejas y extremidades semejantes...
How do you pronounce "mulo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mulo" is [ˈmulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mulo" come from?
"mulo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “mulo”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-U-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmulo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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