# Remus vs rufus

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Remus
*name · IPA [ˈʁeːmʊs] · frequency rank #49,206*
Zwillingsbruder von Romulus

### rufus
*adjective · IPA […] · frequency rank #27,029*
rot, lichtrot, fuchsrot

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