murmullo

[muɾˈmuʝo]

/[muɾˈmuʝo]/ noun

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The verdict

“murmullo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #34,689. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,689
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sonido quedo, continuo, sordo e indistinto, como el que producen las hojas moviéndose al viento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-murmullo · murmullo · Spanish

murmullo · rank #34,689 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #34,689
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH musculatura

Nearest frequency peer: musculatura (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “murmullo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “murmullo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

murmullo vs Murillo
63% similar

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

Key facts for murmullo
PropertyValue
Headwordmurmullo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[muɾˈmuʝo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,689
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “murmullo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).murmullocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “musculatura” (#34,690), “musgo” (#34,691), “morcilla” (#34,686). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “murmullo” va en #34,689. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around murmullo (IPA [muɾˈmuʝo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,689 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for murmullo, with forms such as "mmurmullo", "mrumullo", and "mumrullo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Murillo", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is murmullo, spelled M-U-R-M-U-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sonido quedo, continuo, sordo e indistinto, como el que producen las hojas moviéndose al viento.
  2. 2
    Sonido indistinto de voces al hablar, especialmente en la distancia o cuando lo hacen quedamente.

Synonyms

rumorsusurro

This word in other languages

murmur(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmurmullo
  • mrumullo
  • mumrullo
  • murmlulo
  • murmmullo
  • murmulo
  • murmulol
  • murrmullo
  • murumllo
  • umrmullo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmurmullo1mrumullo2mumrullo2murmlulo2murmmullo1murmulo1murmulol2murrmullo1
Edit distance from "murmullo"

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 "murmullo"?
"murmullo" is spelled M-U-R-M-U-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [muɾˈmuʝo].
What does "murmullo" mean?
As a noun, "murmullo" means: Sonido quedo, continuo, sordo e indistinto, como el que producen las hojas moviéndose al viento.
What words are commonly confused with "murmullo"?
"murmullo" is commonly confused with "Murillo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "murmullo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "murmullo" is [muɾˈmuʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "murmullo" come from?
"murmullo" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "murmullo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

morcilla#34,686noruegos#34,699matutina#34,673olvidéis#34,706

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

lacayos10 variantsjodidas10 variantsinspire10 variantsreclame10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list