ruffe
/ˈɹʌf/noun
ruffe is spelled R-U-F-F-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ruffe means “Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ruffe is ruffes.
How many letters and syllables are in ruffe?
| Letters | 5: R-U-F-F-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ruffe?
Ruffe appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ruffe?
- /ˈɹʌf/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ruffe
- ruffes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ruffe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.
- 2
Other species in the same genus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ruffe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fish of the genus Gymnocephalus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grémille |
| German | Kaulbarsch |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ruffe come from?
From Middle English ruff(e), roffe (“a saltwater fish, esp. of the family Sparidae; the freshwater fish Gymnocephalus cernua”), of uncertain origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).