Which to use
“ruina” and “rutina” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,728
- “ruina” frequency rank
- #4,833
- “rutina” frequency rank
- 14561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ruina | rutina |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Proceso o acción de destruirse. | Costumbre o hábito adquirido de hacer las cosas por mera práctica y de manera más o menos automática sin razonarlas. |
Where the eye mixes ruina and rutina
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ruina runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against rutina's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ruina and rutina
A purely visual mix-up. ruina ([ˈrwina]) and rutina ([ruˈt̪ina]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ruina is recorded at frequency rank #9,728, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrwina]. rutina is at rank #4,833, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ruˈt̪ina].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 14561, this pair ranks #283,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ruina vs rutina
Shared letters: ainru. Private to "ruina": -. Private to "rutina": t.
"ruina" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "rutina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ruina" and "rutina" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ruina" or "rutina"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ruina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rutina" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ruina" and "rutina" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "riba vs ruina". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #283,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.