murmúrio

/muɾ.ˈmu.ɾju/

//muɾ.ˈmu.ɾju// noun

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The verdict

“murmúrio” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,720 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,720
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato de murmurar

Key facts for murmúrio
PropertyValue
Headwordmurmúrio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/muɾ.ˈmu.ɾju/
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,720
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “murmúrio” 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). murmúrio 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

murmúrio is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,720 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /muɾ.ˈmu.ɾju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ato de murmurar".

murmúrio doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is murmúrio, spelled M-U-R-M-Ú-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de murmurar

This word in other languages

murmure(Français)

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 "murmúrio"?
"murmúrio" is spelled M-U-R-M-Ú-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /muɾ.ˈmu.ɾju/.
What does "murmúrio" mean?
As a noun, "murmúrio" means: ato de murmurar
How do you pronounce "murmúrio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "murmúrio" is /muɾ.ˈmu.ɾju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "murmúrio" come from?
"murmúrio" 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 “murmúrio”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-U-R-M-Ú-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /muɾ.ˈmu.ɾju/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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