ruckus

Questions about ruckus

What does ruckus mean?

ruckus means "the act of making a noisy disturbance".

How many syllables are in ruckus?

ruckus has 2 syllables: ruc-kus. The stress falls on "ruc". In IPA it is /ˈɹʌkəs/.

What is another word for ruckus?

Close synonyms include commotion, din, ruction, rumpus, tumult. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ruckus a common word?

ruckus is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.