# Murphy vs Murray

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Murphy
*name · IPA /ˈmɝfi/ · frequency rank #5,816*
A common surname from Irish, the anglicized form of Irish Ó Murchadha

### 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/murphy-vs-murray