murciana

[muɾˈsjana]

/[muɾˈsjana]/ adj

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The verdict

“murciana” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,424 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,424
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino singular de murciano.

Key facts for murciana
PropertyValue
Headwordmurciana
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[muɾˈsjana]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,424
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “murciana” 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). murciana lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

murciana is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,424 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [muɾˈsjana]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino singular de murciano.".

murciana doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is murciana, spelled M-U-R-C-I-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino singular de murciano.

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 "murciana"?
"murciana" is spelled M-U-R-C-I-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [muɾˈsjana].
What does "murciana" mean?
As an adjective, "murciana" means: Forma del femenino singular de murciano.
How do you pronounce "murciana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "murciana" is [muɾˈsjana]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "murciana" come from?
"murciana" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “murciana”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-U-R-C-I-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [muɾˈsjana] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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