# rude

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹuːd/ · frequency rank #4,709

## Definitions
1. Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
2. Lacking refinement or skill; untaught; ignorant; raw.
3. Violent; abrupt; turbulent.
4. Somewhat obscene, pornographic, offensive.
5. Undeveloped, unskilled, inelegant.
6. Hearty, vigorous; found particularly in the phrase rude health.
7. Crudely made; primitive.
8. Good, awesome.
9. Sexy, hot, overtly attractive.

## Etymology
From Middle English rude, from Old French rude, ruide, from Latin rudis (“rough, raw, rude, wild, untilled”).

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

## Common misspellings (5)
`rdue`, `rrude`, `rudde`, `rued`, `urde`

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