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“Murphy” and “Murthy” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,816
- “Murphy” frequency rank
- #47,781
- “Murthy” frequency rank
- 53597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Murphy | Murthy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A common surname from Irish, the anglicized form of Irish Ó Murchadha | A surname from Kannada. |
Letter map: Murphy vs Murthy
Shared letters muted; letters that set Murphy and Murthy apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: Murphy and Murthy
Murphy and Murthy 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 a single letter - p in “Murphy” becomes t in “Murthy”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Murphy is recorded at frequency rank #5,816, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈmɝfi/. Murthy is at rank #47,781, tagged as aname.
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 53597, this pair ranks #147,719 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Murphy vs Murthy
Shared letters: hmruy. Private to "Murphy": p. Private to "Murthy": t.
"Murphy" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "Murthy" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Murphy" and "Murthy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Murphy" or "Murthy"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Murphy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Murthy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,719 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Murphy" and "Murthy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Merthyr 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 #147,719 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.