# ruim

> Portuguese word · Adjective · IPA /Ru.ˈĩ/ · frequency rank #1,200

## Definitions
1. mau
2. perverso
3. estragado
4. de mau gosto
5. droga; porcaria

## Easily confused with
- **run** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ruim-vs-run)
- **rum** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ruim-vs-rum)
- **rumo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ruim-vs-rumo)
- **rush** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ruim-vs-rush)
- **rule** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ruim-vs-rule)
- **ruir** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ruim-vs-ruir)
- **ruma** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ruim-vs-ruma)
- **rust** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ruim-vs-rust)
- **ruiva** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ruim-vs-ruiva)
- **ruína** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ruim-vs-ruina)
- **ruivo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ruim-vs-ruivo)
- **ri** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ri-vs-ruim)
- **rio** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/rio-vs-ruim)
- **rua** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/rua-vs-ruim)
- **rei** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/rei-vs-ruim)
- **Ram** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ram-vs-ruim)
- **rim** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/rim-vs-ruim)
- **rue** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/rue-vs-ruim)
- **Rom** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/rom-vs-ruim)
- **Reis** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/reis-vs-ruim)

## Common misspellings (5)
`rium`, `rruim`, `ruimm`, `rumi`, `urim`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/ruim