murmuración

[muɾmuɾaˈsjõn]

/[muɾmuɾaˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“murmuración” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho o conversación que circula entre un grupo y que comunica algo negativo sobre alguien, en su ausencia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-murmuracion · murmuración · Spanish

murmuración · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for murmuración
PropertyValue
Headwordmurmuración
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[muɾmuɾaˈsjõn]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “murmuración” en español

murmuraciónqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

murmuración is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [muɾmuɾaˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

murmuración has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho o conversación que circula entre un grupo y que comunica algo negativo sobre alguien, en su ausencia.
  2. 2
    Acción o efecto de murmurar (hablar entre dientes, cuchichear; hablar mal de alguien en su ausencia, criticar a espaldas, rumorar).

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "murmuración"?
"murmuración" is spelled M-U-R-M-U-R-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [muɾmuɾaˈsjõn].
What does "murmuración" mean?
As a noun, "murmuración" means: Dicho o conversación que circula entre un grupo y que comunica algo negativo sobre alguien, en su ausencia.
How do you pronounce "murmuración"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "murmuración" is [muɾmuɾaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "murmuración" come from?
"murmuración" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list