# Rufus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹuːfəs/ · frequency rank #19,443

## Definitions
1. Either of two persons mentioned in the New Testament (in Mark 15:21 and Romans 16:13).
2. A male given name from Latin, used since the seventeenth century.
3. A minor city in Sherman County, Oregon, United States.
4. A locality in the Wentworth council area, south western New South Wales, Australia.

## Etymology
From Latin rūfus (“red”).

## Easily confused with
- **Rus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rufus-vs-rus)
- **runs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rufus-vs-runs)
- **Russ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rufus-vs-russ)
- **rules** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rufus-vs-rules)
- **ruins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rufus-vs-ruins)
- **refs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refs-vs-rufus)
- **ruff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruff-vs-rufus)
- **Reus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reus-vs-rufus)
- **Remus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remus-vs-rufus)
- **refuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refuse-vs-rufus)
- **ruckus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruckus-vs-rufus)

## Common misspellings (7)
`rfuus`, `rrufus`, `ruffus`, `rufsu`, `rufuss`, `ruufs`, `urfus`

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