Which to use
“Raum” and “Ruh” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #675
- “Raum” frequency rank
- #18,679
- “Ruh” frequency rank
- 19354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Raum | Ruh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich in drei Dimensionen erstreckende geometrische Größe | ein Zustand der Ungestörtheit |
Where the eye mixes Raum and Ruh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Raum ([ʁaʊ̯m]) and Ruh ([ʁuː]) 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 19354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Raum is recorded at frequency rank #675, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯m]. Ruh is at rank #18,679, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁuː].
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 19354, this pair ranks #1,909,229 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Raum vs Ruh
Shared letters: ru. Private to "Raum": am. Private to "Ruh": h.
"Raum" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Ruh" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Raum ← arum · ramu · raumm · rraum · ruam