ruin
Spanish, adjective/ˈrwin/
ruin is spelled R-U-I-N (4 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 30,367th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ruin is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “contemptible, mean, heartless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que por su bajeza merece el desprecio”.
What does ruin mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinecontemptible, mean, heartless
- 2
femininemasculinemean, stingy
- 3
femininemasculinewild; unruly
- 4
femininemasculinerachitic
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que por su bajeza merece el desprecio. 2. Débil y de poco desarrollo. 3. Propio o relativo a la persona vil y despreciable. 4. Carente de generosidad y desprendimiento.
noun: 1. La parte extrema de la cola del gato, que vuelve a crecer cuando la arrancan según una creencia popular española. 2. (Regulus regulus) Pequeña ave paseriforme de Europa, que mide unos 9cm de longitud, de color marrón verdoso, con una banda negra con centro amarillo en la coronilla. Se alimenta de insectos que halla en el follaje y en el suelo.
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 ruin
- ruines feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ruin?
- /ˈrwin/
- [ˈrwĩn]
- [ruˈĩn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ruin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ruin in Spanish?
ruin appears 1.3 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).