# rinnen vs Ruinen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### rinnen
*verb · IPA [ˈʁɪnən] · frequency rank #46,945*
langsam und in geringer Menge fließen

### Ruinen
*noun · IPA [ʁuˈiːnən] · frequency rank #12,372*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ruine

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