muralista

[muɾaˈlist̪a]

/[muɾaˈlist̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“muralista” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,487 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,487
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Artista cuya obra fue parte del Muralismo Méxicano, movimiento artístico de principios del siglo XX, que consistió principalmente en obras de pintura murales con temas políticos o educativos.

Key facts for muralista
PropertyValue
Headwordmuralista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[muɾaˈlist̪a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,487
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “muralista” 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). muralista 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

muralista is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,487 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [muɾaˈlist̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

muralista doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is muralista, spelled M-U-R-A-L-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Artista cuya obra fue parte del Muralismo Méxicano, movimiento artístico de principios del siglo XX, que consistió principalmente en obras de pintura murales con temas políticos o educativos.
  2. 2
    Artista cuya obra es similar a la de los muralistas₁.

This word in other languages

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 "muralista"?
"muralista" is spelled M-U-R-A-L-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [muɾaˈlist̪a].
What does "muralista" mean?
As a noun, "muralista" means: Artista cuya obra fue parte del Muralismo Méxicano, movimiento artístico de principios del siglo XX, que consistió principalmente en obras de pintura murales con temas políticos o educativos.
How do you pronounce "muralista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muralista" is [muɾaˈlist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muralista" come from?
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Using “muralista”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-U-R-A-L-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [muɾaˈlist̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon Spanish 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list