murtilla

[muɾˈt̪iʝa]

/[muɾˈt̪iʝa]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Ugni molinae) Arbusto de la familia de las mirtáceas, natural de las regiones occidentales de América del Sur, que se cultiva por sus frutos para uso en gastronomía. Alcanza los 4 m de altura; es ...

Key facts for murtilla
PropertyValue
Headwordmurtilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[muɾˈt̪iʝa]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “murtilla” sits in Spanish frequency

murtilla 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

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

murtilla doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is murtilla, spelled M-U-R-T-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Ugni molinae) Arbusto de la familia de las mirtáceas, natural de las regiones occidentales de América del Sur, 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.
  2. 2
    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 "murtilla"?
"murtilla" is spelled M-U-R-T-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [muɾˈt̪iʝa].
What does "murtilla" mean?
As a noun, "murtilla" means: (Ugni molinae) Arbusto de la familia de las mirtáceas, natural de las regiones occidentales de América del Sur, que se cultiva por sus frutos para uso en gastronomía. Alcanza los 4 m de altura; es ...
How do you pronounce "murtilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "murtilla" is [muɾˈt̪iʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "murtilla" come from?
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Using “murtilla”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-U-R-T-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [muɾˈt̪iʝa] (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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list