Which to use
“richte” and “ruhte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,000
- “richte” frequency rank
- #36,599
- “ruhte” frequency rank
- 49599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | richte | ruhte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs richten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ruhen |
Where the eye mixes richte and ruhte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. richte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against ruhte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between richte and ruhte
A purely visual mix-up. richte ([ˈʁɪçtə]) and ruhte ([ˈʁuːtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
richte is recorded at frequency rank #13,000, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɪçtə]. ruhte is at rank #36,599, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁuːtə].
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 49599, this pair ranks #1,205,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of richte vs ruhte
Shared letters: ehrt. Private to "richte": ci. Private to "ruhte": u.
"richte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "ruhte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "richte" for "ruhte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "richte" vs "ruhte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "richte" and "ruhte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "richte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ruhte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,205,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "richte" and "ruhte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rühmen vs ruhte". 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 #1,205,380 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.