rufo

/ˈRu.fu/

//ˈRu.fu// noun

The verdict

“rufo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #88,589 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,589
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - som trêmulo, produzido pelo tanger de duas baquetas na pele tensa de um tambor ou de um instrumento análogo

Corpus desk

Index PT-rufo · rufo · Portuguese

rufo · rank #88,589 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,589
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH rosnar

Nearest frequency peer: rosnar (-6 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 “rufo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rufo
PropertyValue
Headwordrufo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈRu.fu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#88,589
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “rufo” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).rufocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “rosnar” (#88,583), “roliço” (#88,580), “Serbia” (#88,617). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rufo” fica em #88,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rufo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #88,589 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈRu.fu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

rufo has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is rufo, spelled R-U-F-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    som trêmulo, produzido pelo tanger de duas baquetas na pele tensa de um tambor ou de um instrumento análogo
  2. 2
    som quase semelhante ao do tambor e produzido pelo tanger alternado dos dedos sobre uma superfície sólida

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 "rufo"?
"rufo" is spelled R-U-F-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈRu.fu/.
What does "rufo" mean?
As a noun, "rufo" means: som trêmulo, produzido pelo tanger de duas baquetas na pele tensa de um tambor ou de um instrumento análogo
How do you pronounce "rufo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rufo" is /ˈRu.fu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rufo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list