rural
ru·ral/ˈɹʊəɹəl/adjective
rural is spelled R-U-R-A-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables (ru·ral). It appears 39 times per million words in written English, the 2,523rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, rural means “Relating to the countryside or to agriculture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rural?
| Letters | 5: R-U-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ru·ral |
| In writing | 39 times per million words; the 2,523rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is rural?
Rural appears 39 times per million words in written English, the 2,523rd 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 rural?
- UK /ˈɹʊəɹəl/
- UK /ˈɹɔːɹəl/
- British /ˈɹɵːɹəl/
Rural has 2 syllables, split ru·ral in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-Rural.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rural?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as rural from its last stressed vowel (/ʊəɹəl/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of rural
- more rural comparative
- most rural superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rural mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.
noun
- 1
obsoleteA person from the countryside; a rustic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate rural?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of rural: RAL.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rural in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to non-urban areas:
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 rural come from?
From Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).