rubí
Spanish, noun/ruˈbi/
rubí is spelled R-U-B-Í (4 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 25,923rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rubí is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “ruby (gem)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Gema de color rojo, variedad del corindón, muy utilizada en joyerías”.
What does rubí mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineruby (gem)
- 2
masculinejewel (of analog watch)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gema de color rojo, variedad del corindón, muy utilizada en joyerías. 2. Gema artificial que se consigue poniéndole oro coloidal al esmalte. 3. Color rojo intenso de estas gemas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rubí
- rubíes plural
- rubís plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rubí?
- /ruˈbi/
- [ruˈβ̞i]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rubí
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rubí in Spanish?
rubí appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).