Which to use
“mud” and “murs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,806
- “mud” frequency rank
- #2,288
- “murs” frequency rank
- 52094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mud | murs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Boue. | Pluriel de mur. |
Where the eye mixes mud and murs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mud and murs
A purely visual mix-up. mud (\ˈmʌd\) and murs (\myʁ\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mud is recorded at frequency rank #49,806, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈmʌd\. murs is at rank #2,288, tagged as anoun, pronounced \myʁ\.
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 52094, this pair ranks #150,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mud vs murs
Shared letters: mu. Private to "mud": d. Private to "murs": rs.
"mud" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "murs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- murs ← mmurs · mrus · murrs · murss · musr · umrs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mud" for "murs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mud" or "murs"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mud" and "murs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mud" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "murs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mud" and "murs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mud vs MWh". 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 #150,226 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.