mura
/ˈmu.ɹə/
"mura" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mura” is uncommon English (frequency #61,654 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,654
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nonuniformity in the luminance of a display device.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mura |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmu.ɹə/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #61,654 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mura” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mura is uncommon English at frequency #61,654 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmu.ɹə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for mura in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Japanese 斑 (mura, literally “blemish, fluctuation”). The correct English form is mura, spelled M-U-R-A.
Definition
- 1Nonuniformity in the luminance of a display device.
- 2A form of waste, or deviation from optimal allocation of resources, that occurs when inventory is required but not immediately available.
Etymology
From Japanese 斑 (mura, literally “blemish, fluctuation”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “mura”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-U-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmu.ɹə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.