# red vs Ru

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### red
*verb · IPA [ʁeːt] · frequency rank #1,935*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reden

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/red-vs-ru