murta

[ˈmuɾt̪a]

/[ˈmuɾt̪a]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Myrtus communis) Arbusto o pequeño árbol de la familia de las mirtáceas, nativo de Europa meridional y el norte de África. Es una planta de follaje siempreverde, de hojas brillantes y perfumadas; ...

Key facts for murta
PropertyValue
Headwordmurta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmuɾt̪a]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “murta” sits in Spanish frequency

murta falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

murta is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmuɾt̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

murta doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is murta, spelled M-U-R-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Myrtus communis) Arbusto o pequeño árbol de la familia de las mirtáceas, nativo de Europa meridional y el norte de África. Es una planta de follaje siempreverde, de hojas brillantes y perfumadas; sus flores son blancas, con cinco pétalos y numerosos estambres; y su fruto es una baya de color azulado.
  2. 2
    La fruta que produce este arbusto, una baya.
  3. 3
    Por analogía, Ugni molinae, arbusto de la familia de las mirtáceas, natural de los bosques templados del sur de Chile y Argentina, que se cultiva por sus frutos para uso en gastronomía. Alcanza los 4 m de altura; es de hoja perenne, lanceolada, de color verde oscuro, con la copa densa y apretada. Florece a finales de primavera, dando flores hermafroditas de forma acampanada y color blanco, rosado o purpúreo. El fruto madura hacia mediados del verano; es una baya globosa, de color rojo intenso y entre 5 y 15 milímetros de diámetro. Se utiliza en repostería y la fabricación de mermeladas, jugos y chocolates, así como para la elaboración de licores.
  4. 4
    Fruto de este arbusto.

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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 "murta"?
"murta" is spelled M-U-R-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmuɾt̪a].
What does "murta" mean?
As a noun, "murta" means: (Myrtus communis) Arbusto o pequeño árbol de la familia de las mirtáceas, nativo de Europa meridional y el norte de África. Es una planta de follaje siempreverde, de hojas brillantes y perfumadas; ...
How do you pronounce "murta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "murta" is [ˈmuɾt̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "murta" come from?
"murta" 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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Using “murta”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-U-R-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmuɾt̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

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