múrice
[ˈmuɾise]
The verdict
“múrice” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Murex) Cualquiera de las especies de moluscos gasterópodos del género Murex, de la familia Muricidae. Son caracoles carnívoros marinos, propios de aguas tropicales. Carecen de nácar en el interior...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | múrice |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmuɾise] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “múrice” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
múrice is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmuɾise]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for múrice in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is múrice, spelled M-Ú-R-I-C-E.
Definition
- 1(Murex) Cualquiera de las especies de moluscos gasterópodos del género Murex, de la familia Muricidae. Son caracoles carnívoros marinos, propios de aguas tropicales. Carecen de nácar en el interior de la concha, la cual dispone de un opérculo que le permite al animal cerrarla y resguardarse dentro.
- 2Tinte que se extraía del múrice, que era usada por los antiguos fenicios de la ciudad de Tiro.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “múrice”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-Ú-R-I-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmuɾise] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.