ruivo
Portuguese, noun/ˈʁuj.vu/
ruivo is spelled R-U-I-V-O (5 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 17,722nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ruivo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “redhead” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo de cabelo ruivo”.
What does ruivo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
auburn, ginger (hair colour), red-haired
noun
- 1
masculineredhead
noun
- 1
masculinemullet
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. amarelo-avermelhado, louro-avermelhado
noun: 1. indivíduo de cabelo ruivo 2. planta da família das gramíneas (Aristida capillacea) 3. peixe que ocorre principalmente na Europa pertencente à família dos triglídeos
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ruivo
- ruiva feminine
- ruivos masculine plural
- ruivas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ruivo?
- Brazil /ˈʁuj.vu/
- Brazil [ˈhuɪ̯.vu]
- /ˈʁuj.vu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ruivo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ruivo in Portuguese?
ruivo appears 2.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).