murmuration
/ˌmɝməˈɹeɪʃən/noun
murmuration is spelled M-U-R-M-U-R-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, murmuration means “An act or instance of murmuring” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of murmuration is murmurations.
How many letters and syllables are in murmuration?
| Letters | 11: M-U-R-M-U-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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; 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 murmuration?
Murmuration appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 murmuration?
- US /ˌmɝməˈɹeɪʃən/
- UK /ˌmɜːməˈɹeɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with murmuration?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as murmuration from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
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 murmuration
- murmurations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does murmuration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act or instance of murmuring.
- 2
A flock of starlings, in particular when swarming in swirling patterns.
- 3
An emergent order in a multi-agent social system.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Murmuration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense flock:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | murmuration |
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 murmuration come from?
1350–1400; Medieval Latin murmuratio (“murmuring, grumbling”), equivalent to murmur + -ation. The “flock of starlings” sense is probably derived from the sound of the very large groups that starlings form at dusk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).