murmurar

[muɾmuˈɾaɾ]

/[muɾmuˈɾaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“murmurar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,798 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,798
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-murmurar · murmurar · Spanish

murmurar · rank #64,798 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,798
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH muramos

Nearest frequency peer: muramos (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “murmurar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “murmurar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for murmurar
PropertyValue
Headwordmurmurar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[muɾmuˈɾaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,798
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “murmurar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).murmurarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “muramos” (#64,797), “musiquita” (#64,799), “mullen” (#64,795). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “murmurar” va en #64,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

murmurar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,798 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [muɾmuˈɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    Contar y difundir chismes, rumores, comentarios e información negativa sobre otras personas en su ausencia. Hablar mal del ausente, censurándole.
  3. 3
    Expresarse con frases y palabras confusas, repetitivas, poco audibles o entre dientes para manifestar disgusto o desagrado.
  4. 4
    Hablar en voz baja y entre dientes.

Synonyms

chismearchismosearchismorrearcomadrearcotilleardesmalingrardespellejarhablarmordiscarrumorarrunruneartijeretearbisbisearchuchearcuchichearmurmujearmusitarrunrunearsusurrar

This word in other languages

murmur(English)murmurer(Français)

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 "murmurar"?
"murmurar" is spelled M-U-R-M-U-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [muɾmuˈɾaɾ].
What does "murmurar" mean?
As a verb, "murmurar" means: 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.
How do you pronounce "murmurar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "murmurar" is [muɾmuˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "murmurar" come from?
"murmurar" 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 "murmurar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list