# ruir vs ruivo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ruivo
*adjective · IPA /ˈRuj.vu/ · frequency rank #17,909*
amarelo-avermelhado, louro-avermelhado

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