Which to use
“ragen” and “ruhen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,473
- “ragen” frequency rank
- #8,268
- “ruhen” frequency rank
- 30741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ragen | ruhen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich durch eine vertikale Aufrichtung von der restlichen Umgebung abheben | sich erholen, eine Pause machen |
Where the eye mixes ragen and ruhen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ragen and ruhen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ragen vs ruhen
A purely visual mix-up. ragen ([ˈʁaːɡn̩]) and ruhen ([ˈʁuːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ragen is recorded at frequency rank #22,473, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaːɡn̩]. ruhen is at rank #8,268, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁuːən].
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 30741, this pair ranks #1,741,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ragen vs ruhen
Shared letters: enr. Private to "ragen": ag. Private to "ruhen": hu.
"ragen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ruhen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ragen" and "ruhen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ragen" vs "ruhen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ragen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ruhen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,741,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ragen" and "ruhen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ragen vs raunen". 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 #1,741,976 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.