# rumour

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹuːmə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #17,709

## Definitions
1. British, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland spelling of rumor.
2. A prolonged, indistinct noise.

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

## Easily confused with
- **rumor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rumor-vs-rumour)
- **rigour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rigour-vs-rumour)

## Common misspellings (8)
`rmuour`, `rrumour`, `rummour`, `rumoru`, `rumourr`, `rumuor`, `ruomur`, `urmour`

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