RaubvsRuConfusable pair

Quick tell: Raub is a noun, Ru is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Raub” is a noun and “Ru” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,348
“Raub” frequency rank
#24,484
“Ru” frequency rank
34832
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Raub Ru
Definition das gewaltsame Wegnehmen; das Rauben Ruthenium

Letter map: Raub vs Ru

Shared letters muted; letters that set Raub and Ru apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Raub
2 ch
Ru

Role in the sentence - Raub and Ru

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Raub is anoun and Ruanabbrev. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Raub is recorded at frequency rank #10,348, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯p]. Ru is at rank #24,484, tagged as anabbrev.

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 34832, this pair ranks #1,654,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Raub vs Ru

Shared letters: ru. Private to "Raub": ab. Private to "Ru": -.

"Raub" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "Ru" · 2 letters · shape CV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Raubarub · rabu · raubb · rraub · ruab

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Raub" for "Ru" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Raub" is a noun and "Ru" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Raub" vs "Ru" - which ranks higher?
"Raub" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,348 in our German list, against #24,484 for "Ru". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Raub" and "Ru".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Raub" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ru" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,654,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Raub" and "Ru" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ru vs RUB". 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 #1,654,268 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list