Which to use
“raus” is an adverb and “Ruh” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #557
- “raus” frequency rank
- #18,679
- “Ruh” frequency rank
- 19236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raus | Ruh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schnell gesprochenes, in flüssiger Rede und umgangssprachlich und in vielen Dialekten auftauchendes heraus oder hinaus | ein Zustand der Ungestörtheit |
Where the eye mixes raus and Ruh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between raus and Ruh
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: raus is [ʁaʊ̯s] while Ruh is [ʁuː]. 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 (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raus is recorded at frequency rank #557, classified as anadv, pronounced [ʁaʊ̯s]. 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 19236, this pair ranks #1,910,455 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of raus vs Ruh
Shared letters: ru. Private to "raus": as. Private to "Ruh": h.
"raus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Ruh" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- raus ← arus · rasu · rauss · rraus · ruas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raus" for "Ruh" ever safe?
Frequency check: "raus" vs "Ruh" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "raus" and "Ruh" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ruh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,910,455 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raus" and "Ruh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "RUB vs Ruh". 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 #1,910,455 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.