ruão
/ru.'aŋ/
The verdict
“ruão” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualifica a cavalgadura de pelo de diversas misturas e tons: de branco e pardo, de branco e gris ou de cor amarela clara
Corpus desk
Index PT-ruao · ruão · Portuguese
ruão · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ruão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ru.'aŋ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “ruão” em português
Rare enough to double-check
ruão is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ru.'aŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ruão doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is ruão, spelled R-U-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1qualifica a cavalgadura de pelo de diversas misturas e tons: de branco e pardo, de branco e gris ou de cor amarela clara
- 2qualifica o cavalo com pintas escuras redondinhas
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.