amur
noun
amur is spelled A-M-U-R: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Amur, the name). As a noun, amur means “Any of various hybrids of the white amur that were bred for aquatic weed control” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of amur is amurs.
How many letters and syllables are in amur?
| Letters | 4: A-M-U-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is amur?
Amur appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Amur, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with amur?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as amur.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: maru, arum, mura.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of amur
- amurs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amur mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various hybrids of the white amur that were bred for aquatic weed control.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does amur come from?
Borrowed from Russian аму́р (amúr), from an Ewenic language such as Solon amur (“river”). Doublet of Amur.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).