Which to use
“mural” and “murales” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,620
- “mural” frequency rank
- #17,493
- “murales” frequency rank
- 29113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mural | murales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relacionado con el muro, o propio de este. | Forma del plural de mural. |
Where the eye mixes mural and murales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mural runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against murales's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mural vs murales
A purely visual mix-up. mural ([muˈɾal]) and murales ([muˈɾales]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “mural” sits inside “murales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mural is recorded at frequency rank #11,620, classified as anadj, pronounced [muˈɾal]. murales is at rank #17,493, tagged as anadj, pronounced [muˈɾales].
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 29113, this pair ranks #218,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mural vs murales
Shared letters: almru. Private to "mural": -. Private to "murales": es.
"mural" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "murales" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mural" and "murales" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mural" or "murales"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mural" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "murales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mural" and "murales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mur vs mural". 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 #218,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.