rudo

[ˈruð̞o]

/[ˈruð̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“rudo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,970. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,970
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tosco, sin pulimento, naturalmente basto₂.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rudo · rudo · Spanish

rudo · rank #18,970 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,970
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH rolling

Nearest frequency peer: rolling (-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 “rudo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rudo” 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).

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

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

Key facts for rudo
PropertyValue
Headwordrudo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈruð̞o]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,970
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rudo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).rudocae 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 “rolling” (#18,969), “ruega” (#18,971), “roben” (#18,968). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rudo” va en #18,970. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around rudo (IPA [ˈruð̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,970 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for rudo, with forms such as "rduo", "rrudo", and "ruddo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is rudo, spelled R-U-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tosco, sin pulimento, naturalmente basto₂.
  2. 2
    Que no se ajusta a las reglas del arte.
  3. 3
    Dícese del que tiene dificultad grande en sus potencias para percibir o aprender lo que estudia.
  4. 4
    Descortés, áspero, grosero.
  5. 5
    Que posee rigor, violencia o ímpetu.
  6. 6
    Difícil, complicado, trabajoso.

This word in other languages

unpolished(English)rude(Français)grob(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rduo
  • rrudo
  • ruddo
  • ruod
  • urdo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rudo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rduo2rrudo1ruddo1ruod2urdo2
Edit distance from "rudo"

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 "rudo"?
"rudo" is spelled R-U-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈruð̞o].
What does "rudo" mean?
As an adjective, "rudo" means: Tosco, sin pulimento, naturalmente basto₂.
What words are commonly confused with "rudo"?
"rudo" 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 "rudo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rudo" is [ˈruð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rudo" come from?
"rudo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

tipa#18,995well#19,015buey#19,044mars#18,893

Similar misspelling depth

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

tallas5 variantscepa5 variantsguiño5 variantsGina5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list