# murder vs Muriel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### murder
*noun · IPA /ˈmɜːdə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #1,462*
The crime of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.

### Muriel
*name · IPA /ˈmjʊəɹɪ.əl/ · frequency rank #26,516*
A female given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly British usage.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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