mure
/mjʊə(ɹ)/obsolete
mure is spelled M-U-R-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mure means “wall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mure is mures.
How many letters and syllables are in mure?
| Letters | 4: M-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is mure?
Mure appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 mure?
- /mjʊə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mure.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-mure.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mure
- mures present, singular, he/she/it
- muring participle, present
- mured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoletewall
- 2
obsoletehusks of fruit from which the juice has been squeezed. Perhaps an old spelling of myrrh
adjective
- 1
obsoletemural (as a postmodifier)
verb
- 1
obsoleteto wall in or fortify
- 2
archaicTo enclose or imprison within walls.
The five kings are mured in a cave.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mure come from?
Inherited from Middle English muren, from Middle French murer, from Old French murer (“to close by a wall”), from Late Latin mūrō, mūrāre, from Latin mūrus (“wall”). Related to German Mauer (“wall”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).