murry

adv

"murry" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“murry” is uncommon English (frequency #70,937 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,937
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - very, extremely

Key facts for murry
PropertyValue
Headwordmurry
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,937
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “murry” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). murry lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

murry is uncommon English at frequency #70,937 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "very, extremely".

murry doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Dharug mari, maray (“great, very”). First attested in 1818. The correct English form is murry, spelled M-U-R-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    very, extremely

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug mari, maray (“great, very”). First attested in 1818.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "murry"?
"murry" is spelled M-U-R-R-Y.
What does "murry" mean?
As an adverb, "murry" means: very, extremely
What is the origin of the word "murry"?
Borrowed from Dharug mari, maray (“great, very”). First attested in 1818. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “murry”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-U-R-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list