rubor
Spanish, noun/ruˈboɾ/
rubor is spelled R-U-B-O-R (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 41,234th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rubor is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “blushing, blush” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Color rojo muy subido y brillante”.
What does rubor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineblushing, blush
- 2
masculineembarrassment, shame
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Color rojo muy subido y brillante 2. Por extensión, enrojecimiento visible del rostro que hace patente una emoción como la vergüenza 3. Por extensión, sentimiento de turbación causado por sentir culpa, humillación o deshonra, que se expresa típicamente mediante el rubor₂ 4. Cosmético usado para dar color y brillo a las mejillas
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 rubor
- rubores plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rubor?
- /ruˈboɾ/
- [ruˈβ̞oɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rubor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rubor in Spanish?
rubor appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).