# rumor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹuːmə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #10,761

## Definitions
1. A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
2. Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
3. Report, news, information in general.
4. Fame, reputation.
5. Clamor, din, outcry.

## Etymology
From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- (“to shout, to roar”).

## Easily confused with
- **rump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumor-vs-rump)
- **rumour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumor-vs-rumour)
- **rumored** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumor-vs-rumored)
- **rum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rum-vs-rumor)
- **Romo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romo-vs-rumor)
- **Rumi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumi-vs-rumor)
- **Ruhr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-rumor)
- **ruler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruler-vs-rumor)
- **razor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/razor-vs-rumor)
- **Ramos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramos-vs-rumor)
- **rotor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rotor-vs-rumor)
- **rigor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rigor-vs-rumor)
- **rumba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumba-vs-rumor)

## Common misspellings (7)
`rmuor`, `rrumor`, `rummor`, `rumorr`, `rumro`, `ruomr`, `urmor`

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