Which to use
“Rat” is a noun and “ruht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,567
- “Rat” frequency rank
- #11,114
- “ruht” frequency rank
- 12681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rat | ruht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Empfehlung, sich in einer bestimmten Weise zu verhalten | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ruhen |
Where the eye mixes Rat and ruht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Rat vs ruht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rat is [ʁaːt] while ruht is [ʁuːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rat is recorded at frequency rank #1,567, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁaːt]. ruht is at rank #11,114, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁuːt].
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 12681, this pair ranks #1,962,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Rat vs ruht
Shared letters: rt. Private to "Rat": a. Private to "ruht": hu.
"Rat" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "ruht" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ruht ← rhut · rruht · ruhht · ruhtt · urht
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Rat" for "ruht" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Rat" and "ruht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ruht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rat" and "ruht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "RUB vs ruht". 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 #1,962,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.