ruiné

[rwiˈne]

/[rwiˈne]/ verb

The verdict

“ruiné” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ruinar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ruine · ruiné · Spanish

ruiné · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for ruiné
PropertyValue
Headwordruiné
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[rwiˈne]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ruiné” en español

ruinéqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ruiné is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [rwiˈne]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ruinar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ruiné, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ruiné, spelled R-U-I-N-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ruinar.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ruiné"?
"ruiné" is spelled R-U-I-N-É. The IPA pronunciation is [rwiˈne].
What does "ruiné" mean?
As a verb, "ruiné" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ruinar.
How do you pronounce "ruiné"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ruiné" is [rwiˈne]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ruiné" come from?
"ruiné" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list