mules

\myl\

/\myl\/ noun

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The verdict

“mules” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,455. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,455
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de mule.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mules · mules · French

mules · rank #29,455 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,455
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mouillage

Nearest frequency peer: mouillage (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « mules »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « mules » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

mules vs mus
60% similar
mules vs murs
60% similar
mules vs muse
60% similar

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

Key facts for mules
PropertyValue
Headwordmules
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\myl\
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,455
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mules »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.mulesse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mouillage » (#29,454), « mâche » (#29,456), « moue » (#29,453). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mules » est au #29,455. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around mules (IPA \myl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,455 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de mule.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mules, with forms such as "mlues", "mmules", and "muels". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mus", "murs", "muse", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mules, spelled M-U-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de mule.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mules appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Et plus haut, joyeusement gueulards, les chromos de M. Hugo d’Alési groupent quelques mules aux pieds légers dans des montagnes évidemment thermales, installent sur les routes auverpines de grands bœufs blancs tachés de ce que vous savez, et, sous d'obligeants clairs de lune, agenouillent des Bretons échappés du Pardon de Ploërmel aux seuils d'églises don…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mlues
  • mmules
  • muels
  • muless
  • mulles
  • mulse
  • umles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mlues2mmules1muels2muless1mulles1mulse2umles2
Edit distance from "mules"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mules"?
"mules" is spelled M-U-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \myl\.
What does "mules" mean?
As a noun, "mules" means: Pluriel de mule.
What words are commonly confused with "mules"?
"mules" is commonly confused with "mus", "murs", "muse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mules"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mules" is \myl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mules" come from?
"mules" is a French 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mâche#29,456Orban#29,465Maxim#29,437païen#29,475

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Nadeau7 variantslobes7 variantslanta7 variantsKafka7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list