# Rumi

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɹuːmiː/ · frequency rank #40,881

## Definitions
1. The Latin alphabet or writing system used for Malay and Indonesian.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Malay Rumi, ultimately derived from Persian رومی (rumi, “Roman”).

## Easily confused with
- **run** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumi-vs-run)
- **rut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumi-vs-rut)
- **Rus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumi-vs-rus)
- **runs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumi-vs-runs)
- **rush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumi-vs-rush)
- **ruth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumi-vs-ruth)
- **rust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumi-vs-rust)
- **Russ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumi-vs-russ)
- **rung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumi-vs-rung)
- **ruse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumi-vs-ruse)
- **rump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumi-vs-rump)
- **rune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumi-vs-rune)
- **rusk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumi-vs-rusk)
- **rumor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumi-vs-rumor)
- **RM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rm-vs-rumi)
- **RI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ri-vs-rumi)
- **RAM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ram-vs-rumi)
- **rub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rub-vs-rumi)
- **rim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rim-vs-rumi)
- **ROM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rom-vs-rumi)

## Common misspellings (5)
`rmui`, `rrumi`, `ruim`, `rummi`, `urmi`

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