mule
French, noun/myl/
mule is spelled M-U-L-E (4 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,887th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mule is a French feminine noun meaning “mule (animal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Femelle du mulet, équidé issu du croisement d’un âne et d’une jument et le plus souvent stérile”.
What does mule mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemule (animal)
- 2
femininemule (footwear)
- 3
femininemule (for drug smuggling)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Femelle du mulet, équidé issu du croisement d’un âne et d’une jument et le plus souvent stérile. 2. Animal de trait pour le halage. 3. Engin de halage. 4. Personne entêtée, butée, têtue.
noun: 1. Muge ou mulet (poisson).
noun: 1. Sorte de pantoufle d’intérieur pour hommes et surtout pour femmes. 2. Engelure au talon. Surtout utilisé au pluriel.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mule
- mules plural
- mulet masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mule?
- /myl/
- \myl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mule
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mule in French?
mule appears 1.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).