Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mutual

/ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
mu-tu-al
IPA
/ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the same relationship, each to each other.

adj

Collective, done or held in common.

adj

Reciprocal.

adj

Possessed in common.

adj

Owned by the members.

noun

A mutual fund.

noun

A mutual organization.

noun

Either of a pair of people who follow each other's social media accounts.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus. Displaced native Old English ġemǣne.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/

Inflected Forms

more mutual (comparative) most mutual (superlative) mut. (alternative, abbreviation) mutuall (alternative, obsolete) mutuals (plural)

Derived Forms

automutual intermutual mutualisation mutualist mutualistic mutuality mutualization mutualize mutually mutualness nonmutual transmutual

Phrases

mutual admiration society mutual assured destruction mutual combat mutual consent mutual friend mutual inductance mutual induction mutual information

Synonyms

moot shared reciprocative reciprocal common

Rhymes With

parimutuel

Questions

How do you pronounce mutual?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/.
What does mutual mean?
Having the same relationship, each to each other.
Where does mutual come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce mutual

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