# murky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmɜː(ɹ)ki/ · frequency rank #24,838

## Definitions
1. Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.
2. Dark, dim, gloomy.
3. Cloudy, indistinct, obscure.
4. Dishonest, shady.

## Etymology
From Middle English mirky. Related to Old Norse myrkr, Russian мрак (mrak) and its Slavic cognates. By surface analysis, murk + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **musk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/murky-vs-musk)
- **mushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/murky-vs-mushy)
- **musty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/murky-vs-musty)
- **Murray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/murky-vs-murray)
- **Murphy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/murky-vs-murphy)
- **Murthy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/murky-vs-murthy)
- **mark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mark-vs-murky)
- **Mary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mary-vs-murky)
- **muck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muck-vs-murky)
- **Muay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muay-vs-murky)
- **marks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marks-vs-murky)
- **marry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-murky)
- **mercy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mercy-vs-murky)
- **merry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merry-vs-murky)
- **Marty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marty-vs-murky)
- **muddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muddy-vs-murky)
- **mummy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mummy-vs-murky)
- **milky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milky-vs-murky)
- **mural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mural-vs-murky)
- **Morty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morty-vs-murky)

## Common misspellings (8)
`mmurky`, `mruky`, `mukry`, `murkky`, `murkyy`, `murrky`, `muryk`, `umrky`

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