rubi
Portuguese, noun
rubi is spelled R-U-B-I (4 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,653rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rubi is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “ruby (a deep red corundum gemstone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, rubí is a different word: “prescribed spelling of rubi under the Orthographic Agreement of 1931…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pedra preciosa e transparente, de cor vermelha”.
What does rubi mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineruby (a deep red corundum gemstone)
- 2
masculineruby (a deep red colour)
adjective
- 1
ruby (deep red in colour)
noun
- 1
masculineprescribed spelling of rubi under the Orthographic Agreement of 1931, which was not effectively implemented; now a common misspelling
adjective
- 1
prescribed spelling of rubi under the Orthographic Agreement of 1931, which was not effectively implemented; now a common misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pedra preciosa e transparente, de cor vermelha 2. cor muito vermelha, afogueada
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rubi
- rubis plural
- rubí alternative
- rubís plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to rubi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rubi in Portuguese?
rubi appears 2.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).