# Ranken vs Rücken

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ranken
*noun · IPA [ˈʁaŋkn̩] · frequency rank #25,723*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ranke

### Rücken
*noun · IPA [ˈʁʏkn̩] · frequency rank #1,400*
hintere Fläche des Oberkörpers

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