rubídio
/Ru.ˈbi.dju/
The verdict
“rubídio” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elemento químico de símbolo Rb, possui o número atômico 37 e massa atômica relativa 85,467 u; é um metal alcalino, de coloração branca; é encontrado em minerais como a leucita, polucita e zinnwaldi...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rubídio |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /Ru.ˈbi.dju/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rubídio” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rubídio is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /Ru.ˈbi.dju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "elemento químico de símbolo Rb, possui o número atômico 37 e massa atômica relativa 85,467 u; é um metal alcalino, de coloração branca; é encontrado em minerais como a leucita, polucita e zinnwaldi...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rubídio, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is rubídio, spelled R-U-B-Í-D-I-O.
Definition
- 1elemento químico de símbolo Rb, possui o número atômico 37 e massa atômica relativa 85,467 u; é um metal alcalino, de coloração branca; é encontrado em minerais como a leucita, polucita e zinnwaldita; é utilizado na fabricação de tubos de vácuo, células fotoelétricas e equipamentos de visão noturna
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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.
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Using “rubídio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-U-B-Í-D-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /Ru.ˈbi.dju/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.