Which to use
“Murphy” and “Murray” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,820
- “Murphy” frequency rank
- #9,200
- “Murray” frequency rank
- 22020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Murphy | Murray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille irlandais. | Nom de famille écossais. |
Letter map: Murphy vs Murray
Shared letters muted; letters that set Murphy and Murray apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - Murphy / Murray
Murphy and Murray are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Murphy is recorded at frequency rank #12,820, classified as aname, pronounced \mœʁ.fi\. Murray is at rank #9,200, tagged as aname.
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 22020, this pair ranks #360,203 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Murphy vs Murray
Shared letters: mruy. Private to "Murphy": hp. Private to "Murray": a.
"Murphy" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "Murray" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Murphy" and "Murray" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Murphy" vs "Murray" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "Murphy" vs "Murray" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Murphy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Murray" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,203 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Murphy" and "Murray" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mourrai vs Murray". 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 #360,203 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.