ruinoso

[rwiˈnoso]

/[rwiˈnoso]/ adj

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The verdict

“ruinoso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,552 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,552
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que está en ruinas (destruido) o comienza a estarlo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ruinoso · ruinoso · Spanish

ruinoso · rank #50,552 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,552
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH ruegos

Nearest frequency peer: ruegos (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ruinoso”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ruinoso” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ruinoso
PropertyValue
Headwordruinoso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[rwiˈnoso]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,552
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ruinoso” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ruinosocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ruegos” (#50,551), “sabah” (#50,554), “rojizos” (#50,549). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “ruinoso” va en #50,552. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ruinoso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,552 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [rwiˈnoso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ruinoso, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ruinoso, spelled R-U-I-N-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que está en ruinas (destruido) o comienza a estarlo.
  2. 2
    Que no es útil o apovechable por estar deteriorado (en mal estado).
  3. 3
    Que causa destrucción o arruina.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ruinoso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. había cabe el fuego un nabo pequeño, larguillo y ruinoso, y tal que, por no ser para la olla, debió ser echado allí.

This word in other languages

tumbledown(English)ruineux(Français)ruinoso(Português)

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 "ruinoso"?
"ruinoso" is spelled R-U-I-N-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [rwiˈnoso].
What does "ruinoso" mean?
As an adjective, "ruinoso" means: Que está en ruinas (destruido) o comienza a estarlo.
How do you pronounce "ruinoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ruinoso" is [rwiˈnoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ruinoso" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rojizos#50,549sacuden#50,557sadismo#50,558salpica#50,559

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list