murra

[ˈmura]

/[ˈmura]/ noun

The verdict

“murra” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,659 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,659
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Piedra preciosa que despide un olor agradable y tiene variedad de colores.

Corpus desk

Index ES-murra · murra · Spanish

murra · rank #97,659 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,659
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH multará

Nearest frequency peer: multará (-2 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 “murra”

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 “murra” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for murra
PropertyValue
Headwordmurra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmura]
Letters5
Frequency rank#97,659
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “murra” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.murracae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “multará” (#97,657), “Muley” (#97,656), “motero” (#97,652). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “murra” va en #97,659. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

murra is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,659 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmura]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for murra, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is murra, spelled M-U-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Piedra preciosa que despide un olor agradable y tiene variedad de colores.
  2. 2
    (Rubus ulmifolius) Zarzamora.

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 "murra"?
"murra" is spelled M-U-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmura].
What does "murra" mean?
As a noun, "murra" means: Piedra preciosa que despide un olor agradable y tiene variedad de colores.
How do you pronounce "murra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "murra" is [ˈmura]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "murra" come from?
"murra" 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 "murra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list