rubim

/ʀuˈbĩ/

//ʀuˈbĩ// noun

The verdict

“rubim” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,746 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,746
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mesmo que rubi

Corpus desk

Index PT-rubim · rubim · Portuguese

rubim · rank #67,746 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,746
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH sacrário

Nearest frequency peer: sacrário (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “rubim”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “rubim” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rubim
PropertyValue
Headwordrubim
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʀuˈbĩ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,746
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “rubim” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.rubimcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “sacrário” (#67,747), “saki” (#67,749), “retrasado” (#67,736). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rubim” fica em #67,746. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rubim is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,746 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʀuˈbĩ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rubim, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is rubim, spelled R-U-B-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mesmo que rubi
  2. 2
    planta medicinal rubiácea

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rubim"?
"rubim" is spelled R-U-B-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ʀuˈbĩ/.
What does "rubim" mean?
As a noun, "rubim" means: o mesmo que rubi
How do you pronounce "rubim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rubim" is /ʀuˈbĩ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rubim" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list