# ruína vs ruir

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ruína
*noun · IPA /ˈʀwi.nɐ/ · frequency rank #17,138*
um prédio ou local destruído, decaído

### ruir
*verb · IPA /ˈRwiɾ/ · frequency rank #34,026*
desmoronar, desabar

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