muir

noun

The verdict

“muir” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,895 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,895
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mar, oceano

Key facts for muir
PropertyValue
Headwordmuir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#52,895
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “muir” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). muir lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

muir is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,895 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for muir, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is muir, spelled M-U-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    mar, oceano
  2. 2
    onda
  3. 3
    sofrimento psicológico, agitação mental

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "muir"?
"muir" is spelled M-U-I-R.
What does "muir" mean?
As a noun, "muir" means: mar, oceano
What language does "muir" come from?
"muir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “muir”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-U-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list