murmurar
[muɾmuˈɾaɾ]
The verdict
“murmurar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #64,798 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #64,798
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Referido a movimientos del medio ambiente como el agua, el viento, las hojas de los árboles, etc., producir o emitir un sonido suave, arrullador y apacible.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | murmurar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [muɾmuˈɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #64,798 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “murmurar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for murmurar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [muɾmuˈɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,798 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for murmurar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is murmurar, spelled M-U-R-M-U-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Referido a movimientos del medio ambiente como el agua, el viento, las hojas de los árboles, etc., producir o emitir un sonido suave, arrullador y apacible.
- 2Contar y difundir chismes, rumores, comentarios e información negativa sobre otras personas en su ausencia. Hablar mal del ausente, censurándole.
- 3Expresarse con frases y palabras confusas, repetitivas, poco audibles o entre dientes para manifestar disgusto o desagrado.
- 4Hablar en voz baja y entre dientes.
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “murmurar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-U-R-M-U-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [muɾmuˈɾaɾ] (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
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.