Which to use
“raus” is an adverb and “Ru” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #557
- “raus” frequency rank
- #24,484
- “Ru” frequency rank
- 25041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raus | Ru |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schnell gesprochenes, in flüssiger Rede und umgangssprachlich und in vielen Dialekten auftauchendes heraus oder hinaus | Ruthenium |
Letter map: raus vs Ru
Shared letters muted; letters that set raus and Ru apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: raus is anadverb and Ruanabbrev. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raus is recorded at frequency rank #557, classified as anadv, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯s]. 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 25041, this pair ranks #1,839,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of raus vs Ru
Shared letters: ru. Private to "raus": as. Private to "Ru": -.
"raus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Ru" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- raus ← arus · rasu · rauss · rraus · ruas