muro

/ˈmu.ɾu/

//ˈmu.ɾu// noun

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The verdict

“muro” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #4,664) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#4,664
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - construção comumente usada para separar terrenos

Corpus desk

Index PT-muro · muro · Portuguese

muro · rank #4,664 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,664
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mantido

Nearest frequency peer: mantido (-3 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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “muro”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “muro” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

muro vs must
50% similar
muro vs muto
75% similar
muro vs muso
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for muro
PropertyValue
Headwordmuro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmu.ɾu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#4,664
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “muro”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).murocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “mantido” (#4,661), “ocupar” (#4,667), “precisamente” (#4,668). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “muro” fica em #4,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for muro is neighbouring look-alikes ("must", "muto", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈmu.ɾu/. Frequency #4,664 among 1,087 “M” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for muro, with forms such as "mmuro", "mruo", and "muor". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "must", "muto", "muso", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is muro, spelled M-U-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    construção comumente usada para separar terrenos
  2. 2
    algo criado para defender, isolar ou separar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Venho para curar

This word in other languages

wall(English)muro(Español)mur(Français)Mauer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmuro
  • mruo
  • muor
  • umro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of muro - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmuro1mruo2muor2umro2
Edit distance from "muro"

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 "muro"?
"muro" is spelled M-U-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmu.ɾu/.
What does "muro" mean?
As a noun, "muro" means: construção comumente usada para separar terrenos
What words are commonly confused with "muro"?
"muro" is commonly confused with "must", "muto", "muso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "muro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muro" is /ˈmu.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muro" come from?
"muro" 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 "muro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

vaca#4,687crer#4,627tomé#4,602feio#4,727

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list