muriqui
noun
muriqui is spelled M-U-R-I-Q-U-I: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, muriqui means “A New World monkey of the genus Brachyteles, found in Brazilian forests” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of muriqui is muriquis.
How many letters and syllables are in muriqui?
| Letters | 7: M-U-R-I-Q-U-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd 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 muriqui?
Muriqui appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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).
Forms of muriqui
- muriquis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does muriqui mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A New World monkey of the genus Brachyteles, found in Brazilian forests.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does muriqui come from?
Borrowed from Portuguese muriqui, from Old Tupi mbyryki.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).