ruda

/[ˈruð̞a]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,801

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

ruda is aSpanishnoun. It means: (Ruta spp.) Cualquiera de unas 40 especies de plantas herbáceas o arbustivas de la familia de las rutáceas, siempreverdes, de hijas bi- o tripinnadas, correosas, glaucas, flores amarillas tetrámera... Pronounced [ˈruð̞a]. Often confused with run and rue.

Key facts for ruda
PropertyValue
Headwordruda
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈruð̞a]
Letters4
Frequency rank#25,801
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ruda in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ruda is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈruð̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,801 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(Ruta spp.) Cualquiera de unas 40 especies de plantas herbáceas o arbustivas de la familia de las rutáceas, siempreverdes, de hijas bi- o tripinnadas, correosas, glaucas, flores amarillas tetrámera...".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for ruda, with forms such as "rdua", "rruda", and "ruad". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "run", "rue", "Rus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ruda, spelled R-U-D-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Ruta spp.) Cualquiera de unas 40 especies de plantas herbáceas o arbustivas de la familia de las rutáceas, siempreverdes, de hijas bi- o tripinnadas, correosas, glaucas, flores amarillas tetrámeras o pentámeras formando cimas, y frutos en cápsula. Son intensamente aromáticas y muy amargas, usándose en medicina y gastronomía.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rdua,rruda,ruad,rudda,urda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ruda

Misspelling Variants of "ruda"

rdua4rruda5ruad4rudda5urda4
Misspelling Variants of "ruda"

Frequency rank: #25,801 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ruda"?
"ruda" is spelled R-U-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈruð̞a].
What does "ruda" mean?
As a noun, "ruda" means: (Ruta spp.) Cualquiera de unas 40 especies de plantas herbáceas o arbustivas de la familia de las rutáceas, siempreverdes, de hijas bi- o tripinnadas, correosas, glaucas, flores amarillas tetrámera...
What words are commonly confused with "ruda"?
"ruda" 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 "ruda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ruda" is [ˈruð̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ruda" come from?
"ruda" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.