Which to use
“reunir” and “ruir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,584
- “reunir” frequency rank
- #34,026
- “ruir” frequency rank
- 37610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reunir | ruir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unir de novo | desmoronar, desabar |
Where the eye mixes reunir and ruir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reunir runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against ruir's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reunir and ruir
A purely visual mix-up. reunir (/Rju.ˈniɾ/) and ruir (/ˈRwiɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reunir is recorded at frequency rank #3,584, classified as averb, pronounced /Rju.ˈniɾ/. ruir is at rank #34,026, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈRwiɾ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 37610, this pair ranks #28,961 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reunir vs ruir
Shared letters: iru. Private to "reunir": en. Private to "ruir": -.
"reunir" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "ruir" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reunir" and "ruir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "reunir" or "ruir" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reunir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ruir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,961 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reunir" and "ruir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ruir vs rust". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #28,961 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.