# rubric

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹuːbɹɪk/ · frequency rank #39,541

## Definitions
1. A heading in a book highlighted in red.
2. A title of a category or a class.
3. The directions for a religious service, formerly printed in red letters.
4. An established rule or custom; a guideline.
5. A statement of intent.
6. A set of explanatory notes or rules at the beginning of an exam paper, usually typographically distinct from the rest of the paper.
7. A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback.
8. A flourish after a signature.
9. Red ochre.

## Etymology
From Middle English rubriche, rubrike, from Old French rubrique, from Latin rūbrīca (“red ochre”), the substance used to make red letters, from ruber (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.

## Easily confused with
- **rustic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rubric-vs-rustic)
- **Rubio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rubio-vs-rubric)
- **Rubin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rubin-vs-rubric)

## Common misspellings (9)
`rburic`, `rrubric`, `rubbric`, `rubirc`, `rubrci`, `rubricc`, `rubrric`, `rurbic`, `urbric`

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