mungo

\mun.ɡo\

/\mun.ɡo\/ noun

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The verdict

“mungo” is uncommon French (frequency #80,446 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,446
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Étoffe faite avec des morceaux de laine neufs, mais trop petits pour être employés par le tailleur.

Key facts for mungo
PropertyValue
Headwordmungo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mun.ɡo\
Letters5
Frequency rank#80,446
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mungo” sits in French 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). mungo lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

mungo is uncommon French at frequency #80,446 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \mun.ɡo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mungo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is mungo, spelled M-U-N-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Étoffe faite avec des morceaux de laine neufs, mais trop petits pour être employés par le tailleur.
  2. 2
    Produit obtenu par effilochage de drap de laine.

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 "mungo"?
"mungo" is spelled M-U-N-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is \mun.ɡo\.
What does "mungo" mean?
As a noun, "mungo" means: Étoffe faite avec des morceaux de laine neufs, mais trop petits pour être employés par le tailleur.
How do you pronounce "mungo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mungo" is \mun.ɡo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mungo" come from?
"mungo" 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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Using “mungo”

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

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