ruela

//ˈRwɛ.lɐ// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,201

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

ruela is aPortuguesenoun. It means: diminutivo de rua; rua pequena Pronounced /ˈRwɛ.lɐ/. Often confused with rule and ruma.

Key facts for ruela
PropertyValue
Headwordruela
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈRwɛ.lɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#42,201
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ruela in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ruela is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈRwɛ.lɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #42,201 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "diminutivo de rua; rua pequena".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for ruela, with forms such as "reula", "rruela", and "rueal". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "rule", "ruma", "ruiva", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is ruela, spelled R-U-E-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    diminutivo de rua; rua pequena

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: reula,rruela,rueal,ruella,rulea,urela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ruela

Misspelling Variants of "ruela"

reula5rruela6rueal5ruella6rulea5urela5
Misspelling Variants of "ruela"

Frequency rank: #42,201 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ruela"?
"ruela" is spelled R-U-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈRwɛ.lɐ/.
What does "ruela" mean?
As a noun, "ruela" means: diminutivo de rua; rua pequena
What words are commonly confused with "ruela"?
"ruela" is commonly confused with "rule", "ruma", "ruiva". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ruela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ruela" is /ˈRwɛ.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ruela" come from?
"ruela" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter R in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.