# raw vs Ru

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### raw
*adjective · IPA [rɔ] · frequency rank #18,670*
roh, ungekocht

### Ru
*abbrev · frequency rank #24,484*
Ruthenium

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/raw-vs-ru