rumar

/Ru.ˈmaɾ/

//Ru.ˈmaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“rumar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #43,139. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,139
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ir numa dada direção

Corpus desk

Index PT-rumar · rumar · Portuguese

rumar · rank #43,139 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,139
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH saliência

Nearest frequency peer: saliência (+4 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “rumar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “rumar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rumar vs rumo
60% similar
rumar vs rural
60% similar
rumar vs rumor
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rumar
PropertyValue
Headwordrumar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/Ru.ˈmaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#43,139
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “rumar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.rumarcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “saliência” (#43,143), “robe” (#43,134), “sancionar” (#43,146). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rumar” fica em #43,139. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around rumar (IPA /Ru.ˈmaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,139 among 963 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ir numa dada direção".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for rumar, with forms such as "rmuar", "rrumar", and "ruamr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rumo", "rural", "rumor", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is rumar, spelled R-U-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ir numa dada direção

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rumar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Além disso, rumar para o exterior pode ser um movimento de defesa do setor ante a concorrência internacional.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rmuar
  • rrumar
  • ruamr
  • rumarr
  • rummar
  • rumra
  • urmar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rumar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rmuar2rrumar1ruamr2rumarr1rummar1rumra2urmar2
Edit distance from "rumar"

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 "rumar"?
"rumar" is spelled R-U-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Ru.ˈmaɾ/.
What does "rumar" mean?
As a verb, "rumar" means: ir numa dada direção
What words are commonly confused with "rumar"?
"rumar" is commonly confused with "rumo", "rural", "rumor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rumar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rumar" is /Ru.ˈmaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rumar" come from?
"rumar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sting#43,167throw#43,187pimba#43,085turba#43,205

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

pacas7 variantsaccord7 variantsmarzo7 variantsanger7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list