mula

//ˈmu.lɐ// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,501

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

mula is aPortuguesenoun. It means: animal fêmea resultante do cruzamento dum jumento com uma égua Pronounced /ˈmu.lɐ/. Often confused with muro and must.

Key facts for mula
PropertyValue
Headwordmula
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmu.lɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#19,501
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mula in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for mula is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmu.lɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #19,501 in overall Portuguese 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 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for mula, with forms such as "mlua", "mmula", and "mual". 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, "muro", "must", "muto", 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 Portuguese form is mula, spelled M-U-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    animal fêmea resultante do cruzamento dum jumento com uma égua
  2. 2
    indivíduo que faz carregamento de drogas ilícitas, especialmente em viagens internacionais
  3. 3
    indivíduo burro, idiota, débil mental, que só faz coisa atrapalhada
  4. 4
    eritema, mancha vermelha na pele das pernas por excessivo calor, por estar perto de mais do lume, murra

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mlua,mmula,mual,mulla,umla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mula

Misspelling Variants of "mula"

mlua4mmula5mual4mulla5umla4
Misspelling Variants of "mula"

Frequency rank: #19,501 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mula"?
"mula" is spelled M-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmu.lɐ/.
What does "mula" mean?
As a noun, "mula" means: animal fêmea resultante do cruzamento dum jumento com uma égua
What words are commonly confused with "mula"?
"mula" is commonly confused with "muro", "must", "muto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mula" is /ˈmu.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mula" come from?
"mula" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our Portuguese index:

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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.