# reg vs Ru

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### reg
*verb · IPA [ʁeːk] · frequency rank #8,613*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs regen

### 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/reg-vs-ru