rubio

[ˈ⁠ruβjo]

/[ˈ⁠ruβjo]/ adj

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The verdict

“rubio” is uncommon German (frequency #70,738 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,738
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-rubio · rubio · German

rubio · rank #70,738 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,738
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rota

Nearest frequency peer: rota (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „rubio“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „rubio“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rubio
PropertyValue
Headwordrubio
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈ⁠ruβjo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,738
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rubio“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.rubiofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rota“ (#70,736), „Rollos“ (#70,735), „rundlichen“ (#70,742). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rubio“ bei #70,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rubio is uncommon German at frequency #70,738 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈ⁠ruβjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "blond".

rubio has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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. The correct German form is rubio, spelled R-U-B-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    blond

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mis hermanos tienen pelo rubio.

Antonyms

morenocastañopelirrojopelinegro

This word in other languages

blond(English)blond(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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rubio"?
"rubio" is spelled R-U-B-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈ⁠ruβjo].
What does "rubio" mean?
As an adjective, "rubio" means: blond
How do you pronounce "rubio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rubio" is [ˈ⁠ruβjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rubio" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Riffe#70,731Sozen#70,818ortet#70,643NAFTA#70,608

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list