rumor

/Ru.ˈmoɾ/

//Ru.ˈmoɾ// noun

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The verdict

“rumor” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,024. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,024
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ruído de vozes

Corpus desk

Index PT-rumor · rumor · Portuguese

rumor · rank #14,024 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,024
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH rude

Nearest frequency peer: rude (-1 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 “rumor”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rumor” 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).

rumor vs rum
60% similar
rumor vs rumo
80% similar
rumor vs ramo
60% similar

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

Key facts for rumor
PropertyValue
Headwordrumor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/Ru.ˈmoɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,024
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “rumor”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).rumorcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “rude” (#14,023), “ringue” (#14,022), “same” (#14,027). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rumor” fica em #14,024. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around rumor (IPA /Ru.ˈmoɾ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,024 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for rumor, with forms such as "rmuor", "rrumor", and "rummor". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "rum", "rumo", "ramo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is rumor, spelled R-U-M-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ruído de vozes
  2. 2
    murmúrio
  3. 3
    boato

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Os rumores de que a Telecom Itália vai se unir com a espanhola Telefônica elevaram as ações da operadora italiana ontem.

This word in other languages

rumor(English)rumor(Español)rumeur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rmuor
  • rrumor
  • rummor
  • rumorr
  • rumro
  • ruomr
  • urmor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rumor - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rmuor2rrumor1rummor1rumorr1rumro2ruomr2urmor2
Edit distance from "rumor"

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 "rumor"?
"rumor" is spelled R-U-M-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Ru.ˈmoɾ/.
What does "rumor" mean?
As a noun, "rumor" means: ruído de vozes
What words are commonly confused with "rumor"?
"rumor" is commonly confused with "rum", "rumo", "ramo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rumor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rumor" is /Ru.ˈmoɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rumor" come from?
"rumor" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

small#14,032sogro#14,033trave#14,041valle#14,048

Similar misspelling depth

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

casco7 variantscourt7 variantsfuzil7 variantsLeiria7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list