Which to use
“race” and “rue” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,154
- “race” frequency rank
- #16,534
- “rue” frequency rank
- 28688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | race | rue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rasse | Reue |
Where the eye mixes race and rue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between race and rue
A purely visual mix-up. race ([ɹeɪs]) and rue ([ruː]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
race is recorded at frequency rank #12,154, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɹeɪs]. rue is at rank #16,534, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ruː].
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 28688, this pair ranks #1,780,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of race vs rue
Shared letters: er. Private to "race": ac. Private to "rue": u.
"race" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rue" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- race ← arce · racce · raec · rcae · rrace
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "race" and "rue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "race" or "rue" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "race" and "rue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "race" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,780,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "race" and "rue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "RUB vs rue". 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 #1,780,328 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.