ruga
/ˈRu.ɡɐ/
The verdict
“ruga” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,779 among 1,668 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,779
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,668
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - prega
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ruga |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈRu.ɡɐ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #58,779 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ruga” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ruga is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,779 among 1,668 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈRu.ɡɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ruga, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 ruga, spelled R-U-G-A.
Definition
- 1prega
- 2gelha na pele
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “ruga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-U-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈRu.ɡɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.