rubí

[ruˈβ̞i]

/[ruˈβ̞i]/ noun

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The verdict

“rubí” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,223. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,223
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gema de color rojo, variedad del corindón, muy utilizada en joyerías.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rubi · rubí · Spanish

rubí · rank #26,223 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,223
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rosalía

Nearest frequency peer: Rosalía (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “rubí”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “rubí” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rubí vs run
50% similar
rubí vs rue
50% similar
rubí vs Rus
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rubí
PropertyValue
Headwordrubí
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ruˈβ̞i]
Letters4
Frequency rank#26,223
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rubí”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.rubícae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Rosalía” (#26,222), “Rufino” (#26,224), “rompiste” (#26,220). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rubí” va en #26,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around rubí (IPA [ruˈβ̞i]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,223 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for rubí, with forms such as "rbuí", "rrubí", and "rubbí". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "run", "rue", "Rus", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is rubí, spelled R-U-B-Í.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gema de color rojo, variedad del corindón, muy utilizada en joyerías.
  2. 2
    Gema artificial que se consigue poniéndole oro coloidal al esmalte.
  3. 3
    Color rojo intenso de estas gemas. :* Color: .

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rubí appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Intenso color rubí con tonalidades violáceas.

Synonyms

carbúnculocarbunclo

This word in other languages

ruby(English)rubis(Français)Rubin(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rbuí
  • rrubí
  • rubbí
  • ruví
  • ruíb
  • urbí

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rubí - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rbuí2rrubí1rubbí1ruví1ruíb2urbí2
Edit distance from "rubí"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rubí"?
"rubí" is spelled R-U-B-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [ruˈβ̞i].
What does "rubí" mean?
As a noun, "rubí" means: Gema de color rojo, variedad del corindón, muy utilizada en joyerías.
What words are commonly confused with "rubí"?
"rubí" is commonly confused with "run", "rue", "Rus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rubí"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rubí" is [ruˈβ̞i]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rubí" come from?
"rubí" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rubí", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sing#26,238Pons#26,184vero#26,273Yong#26,279

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Tadeo6 variantsLuigi6 variantsbali6 variantsbattle6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list