murder

How to Split "murder" into Syllables

The word murder is divided into 2 syllables: murd·er. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.

📝 Syllable Breakdown

• murd — 1st syllable
• er — 2nd syllable

🔊 Pronunciation Guide

The phonetic transcription of murder:

• IPA: /ˈmɜːdə(ɹ)/

📖 Definitions

1. murder (countable and uncountable, plural murders)
2. murder (third-person singular simple present murders, present participle murdering, simple past and past participle murdered)

📚 Word Origin & History

From Middle English murder, murdre, mourdre, alteration of earlier murthre (“murder”) (see murther), from Old English morþor (“secret slaying, unlawful killing”) and Old English myrþra (“murder, homicide”), both from Proto-West Germanic *morþr, from Proto-Germanic *murþrą (“death, killing, murder”), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tro- (“killing”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-, *mor-, *mr̥- (“to die”). Akin to Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐍂 (maurþr, “murder”),...

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• Correct pronunciation — Knowing syllable structure ensures accurate speech
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📊 Similar Words Comparison

Compare murder with related words to understand syllable patterns:

Word	Syllables	Division
murder	2	murd·er
mortar	2	mor-tar
murderer	3	mur-der-er
marauder	3	ma-raud-er
martyr	2	mar-tyr

🔗 Related Words

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murk, mural, Murat, murky, Murcia, Muriel, Murine, murmur.