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“McMurray” and “Murray” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,781
- “McMurray” frequency rank
- #4,542
- “Murray” frequency rank
- 48323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | McMurray | Murray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Irish. | A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic. |
Letter map: McMurray vs Murray
Shared letters muted; letters that set McMurray and Murray apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. McMurray runs 8 letters (CCCVCCVV) against Murray's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: McMurray and Murray
McMurray and Murray are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Murray” sits inside “McMurray”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
McMurray is recorded at frequency rank #43,781, classified as aname. Murray is at rank #4,542, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈmʌɹ.i/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48323, this pair ranks #194,154 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of McMurray vs Murray
Shared letters: amruy. Private to "McMurray": c. Private to "Murray": -.
"McMurray" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVV · "Murray" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "McMurray" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Murray" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,154 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "McMurray" and "Murray" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Murray vs Murthy". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #194,154 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.