murales

[muˈɾales]

/[muˈɾales]/ adj

The verdict

“murales” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #17,493 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.

#17,493
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de mural.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

murales vs muralla
71% similar
murales vs murallas
75% similar
murales vs males
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for murales
PropertyValue
Headwordmurales
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[muˈɾales]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,493
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “murales” sits in Spanish 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). murales lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for murales is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [muˈɾales]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,493 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de mural.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for murales, with forms such as "mmurales", "mruales", and "muarles". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "muralla", "murallas", "males", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is murales, spelled M-U-R-A-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de mural.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmurales,mruales,muarles,muraels,muraless,muralles,muralse,murlaes,murrales,umrales

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of murales - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmurales1mruales2muarles2muraels2muraless1muralles1muralse2murlaes2
Edit distance from "murales"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "murales"?
"murales" is spelled M-U-R-A-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [muˈɾales].
What does "murales" mean?
As an adjective, "murales" means: Forma del plural de mural.
What words are commonly confused with "murales"?
"murales" is commonly confused with "muralla", "murallas", "males". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "murales"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "murales" is [muˈɾales]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "murales" come from?
"murales" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “murales”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-U-R-A-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [muˈɾales] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “muralla” - see the side-by-side comparison. murales vs muralla
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list