# rube

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹuːb/ · frequency rank #41,862

## Definitions
1. A person of rural heritage; a yokel.
2. An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person.

## Etymology
Generic use of the name Rube. See hey rube for more.

## Easily confused with
- **run** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-run)
- **rug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-rug)
- **rum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-rum)
- **rue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-rue)
- **rye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-rye)
- **rut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-rut)
- **Rus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-rus)
- **rule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-rule)
- **runs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-runs)
- **rush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-rush)
- **ruin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-ruin)
- **rude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-rude)
- **ruth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-ruth)
- **ruby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-ruby)
- **rust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-rust)
- **Russ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-russ)
- **Rudy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-rudy)
- **rudd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-rudd)
- **rung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-rung)
- **ruse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rube-vs-ruse)

## Common misspellings (5)
`rbue`, `rrube`, `rubbe`, `rueb`, `urbe`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rube