ruina
[ˈrwina]
The verdict
“ruina” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #9,728 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,728
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Proceso o acción de destruirse.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ruina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈrwina] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #9,728 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ruina” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ruina is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈrwina]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,728 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ruina, with forms such as "riuna", "rruina", and "ruian". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "run", "ruta", "rusa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ruina, spelled R-U-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Proceso o acción de destruirse.
- 2Pérdida total o casi total de la riqueza material o moral.
- 3Decadencia de una persona o grupo humano.
- 4Causa de decadencia o pérdida.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: riuna,rruina,ruian,ruinna,runia,urina
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ruina - 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.
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.
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Using “ruina”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-U-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈrwina] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “run” - see the side-by-side comparison. ruina vs run
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.