Rubin

/[ʁuˈbiːn]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,388

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Rubin is aGermannoun. It means: Mineral; prismatischer, rhomdoedrischer, spindelförmiger und tafeliger Kristall, dessen Farbe in vielen Tönen rot, charakterisierend als taubenblutfarben bezeichnet, ist Pronounced [ʁuˈbiːn]. Often confused with run and Ruin.

Key facts for Rubin
PropertyValue
HeadwordRubin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁuˈbiːn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,388
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Rubin in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Rubin is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁuˈbiːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,388 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Mineral; prismatischer, rhomdoedrischer, spindelförmiger und tafeliger Kristall, dessen Farbe in vielen Tönen rot, charakterisierend als taubenblutfarben bezeichnet, ist".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Rubin, with forms such as "rbuin", "rrubin", and "rubbin". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "run", "Ruin", "ruhig", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Rubin, spelled R-U-B-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mineral; prismatischer, rhomdoedrischer, spindelförmiger und tafeliger Kristall, dessen Farbe in vielen Tönen rot, charakterisierend als taubenblutfarben bezeichnet, ist

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rbuin,rrubin,rubbin,rubinn,rubni,ruibn,urbin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Rubin

Misspelling Variants of "Rubin"

rbuin5rrubin6rubbin6rubinn6rubni5ruibn5urbin5
Misspelling Variants of "Rubin"

Frequency rank: #20,388 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rubin"?
"Rubin" is spelled R-U-B-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁuˈbiːn].
What does "Rubin" mean?
As a noun, "Rubin" means: Mineral; prismatischer, rhomdoedrischer, spindelförmiger und tafeliger Kristall, dessen Farbe in vielen Tönen rot, charakterisierend als taubenblutfarben bezeichnet, ist
What words are commonly confused with "Rubin"?
"Rubin" is commonly confused with "run", "Ruin", "ruhig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rubin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rubin" is [ʁuˈbiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rubin" come from?
"Rubin" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.