# mural

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmjʊɹəl/ · frequency rank #15,221

## Definitions
1. A large painting, usually drawn on a wall.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French mural, from Latin muralis, from murus (“wall”).

## Easily confused with
- **Musa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mural-vs-musa)
- **Myra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mural-vs-myra)
- **murky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mural-vs-murky)
- **Murat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mural-vs-murat)
- **Murray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mural-vs-murray)
- **mutual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mural-vs-mutual)
- **Muriel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mural-vs-muriel)
- **Murano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mural-vs-murano)
- **mal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mal-vs-mural)
- **MUA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mua-vs-mural)
- **meal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meal-vs-mural)
- **mara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mara-vs-mural)
- **Mira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mira-vs-mural)
- **mora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-mural)
- **mull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mull-vs-mural)
- **Muay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muay-vs-mural)
- **muda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muda-vs-mural)
- **marl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marl-vs-mural)
- **metal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/metal-vs-mural)
- **moral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-mural)

## Common misspellings (7)
`mmural`, `mrual`, `muarl`, `murall`, `murla`, `murral`, `umral`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mural