muir

noun

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The verdict

“muir” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,895 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,895
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mar, oceano

Corpus desk

Index PT-muir · muir · Portuguese

muir · rank #52,895 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,895
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH nebuloso

Nearest frequency peer: nebuloso (+6 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “muir”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “muir” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for muir
PropertyValue
Headwordmuir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#52,895
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “muir” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).muircai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “nebuloso” (#52,901), “monotrilho” (#52,888), “Nicaragua” (#52,905). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “muir” fica em #52,895. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

muir is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,895 among 1,087 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how muir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. air muir 's air tìr

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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "muir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

peek#52,926psiu#52,960Rian#52,996rijo#52,998

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list