murmura

/[muɾˈmuɾa]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,155

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

murmura is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de murmurar. Pronounced [muɾˈmuɾa]. Often confused with muriera.

Key facts for murmura
PropertyValue
Headwordmurmura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[muɾˈmuɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,155
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of murmura in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for murmura is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [muɾˈmuɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,155 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for murmura, with forms such as "mmurmura", "mrumura", and "mumrura". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "muriera", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is murmura, spelled M-U-R-M-U-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de murmurar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de murmurar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmurmura,mrumura,mumrura,murmmura,murmrua,murmuar,murmurra,murrmura,murumra,umrmura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for murmura

Misspelling Variants of "murmura"

mmurmura8mrumura7mumrura7murmmura8murmrua7murmuar7murmurra8murrmura8
Misspelling Variants of "murmura"

Frequency rank: #49,155 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "murmura"?
"murmura" is spelled M-U-R-M-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [muɾˈmuɾa].
What does "murmura" mean?
As a verb, "murmura" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de murmurar.
What words are commonly confused with "murmura"?
"murmura" is commonly confused with "muriera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "murmura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "murmura" is [muɾˈmuɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "murmura" come from?
"murmura" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.