# ruim vs rum

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ruim
*adjective · IPA /Ru.ˈĩ/ · frequency rank #1,200*
mau

### rum
*noun · IPA /ˈRũ/ · frequency rank #15,451*
aguardente obtida da destilação do melaço fermentado

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