Which to use
“mur” and “muro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,813
- “mur” frequency rank
- #2,941
- “muro” frequency rank
- 52754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mur | muro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ratón (roedor). | Construcción vertical que sirve para separar un espacio de otro o para delimitar o encerrar un espacio. |
Where the eye mixes mur and muro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mur and muro
A purely visual mix-up. mur ([ˈmuɾ]) and muro ([ˈmuɾo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mur” sits inside “muro”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52754, 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]. muro is at rank #2,941, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuɾo].
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 52754, this pair ranks #91,176 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mur vs muro
Shared letters: mru. Private to "mur": -. Private to "muro": o.
"mur" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "muro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- muro ← mmuro · mruo · muor · murro · umro
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mur" and "muro" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mur" or "muro"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mur" and "muro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,176 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mur" and "muro" 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 #91,176 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.