mural
/ˈmjʊɹəl/noun, adjective, verb
mural is spelled M-U-R-A-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mural means “A large painting, usually drawn on a wall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mural is murals.
How many letters and syllables are in mural?
| Letters | 5: M-U-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 mural?
Mural appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mural?
- US /ˈmjʊɹəl/
- US /ˈmjɝəl/
- UK /ˈmjʊəɹəl/
Mural has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-mural.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mural?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mural from its last stressed vowel (/ʊɹəl/):
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 mural
- murals plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- muraling US, participle, present
- muralling UK, participle, present
- muraled US, participle, past
- muralled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mural mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large painting, usually drawn on a wall.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to a wall; on, or in, or against a wall.
a mural quadrant
- 2
Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep.
a mural precipice
verb
- 1
To create a mural.
Today savvy operators and designers are stenciling, streaking, stippling, spattering, sponging, mirroring, muraling and marbleizing their way to wonderful walls.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mural in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense painting on wall:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | peinture murale |
| German | Wandgemälde, Mural |
| Spanish | mural |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mural come from?
Borrowed from French mural, from Latin muralis, from murus (“wall”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).