# murky vs Murray

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### murky
*adjective · IPA /ˈmɜː(ɹ)ki/ · frequency rank #24,838*
Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.

### Murray
*name · IPA /ˈmʌɹ.i/ · frequency rank #4,542*
A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/murky-vs-murray