Which to use
“mur” is a noun and “mural” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,813
- “mur” frequency rank
- #11,620
- “mural” frequency rank
- 61433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mur | mural |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ratón (roedor). | Relacionado con el muro, o propio de este. |
Where the eye mixes mur and mural
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mur vs mural
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mur is [ˈmuɾ] while mural is [muˈɾal]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mur” sits inside “mural”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mur is recorded at frequency rank #49,813, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuɾ]. mural is at rank #11,620, tagged as anadj, pronounced [muˈɾal].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 61433, this pair ranks #55,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mur vs mural
Shared letters: mru. Private to "mur": -. Private to "mural": al.
"mur" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mural" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mural ← mmural · mrual · muarl · murall · murla · murral · umral
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mur" and "mural" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mur" or "mural"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mural" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mur" and "mural" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mop vs mur". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #55,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.