Which to use
“Röhre” and “Ruhe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,928
- “Röhre” frequency rank
- #1,120
- “Ruhe” frequency rank
- 15048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Röhre | Ruhe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein längerer, zylinderförmiger Hohlkörper von schmalem Durchmesser zur Weiterleitung von Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen | Abwesenheit von Ablenkung, Störung, Geräusch und Bewegung; (fast völlige) Stille und Bewegungslosigkeit |
Where the eye mixes Röhre and Ruhe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Röhre with Ruhe
A purely visual mix-up. Röhre ([ˈʁøːʁə]) and Ruhe ([ˈʁuːə]) 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 15048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Röhre is recorded at frequency rank #13,928, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁøːʁə]. Ruhe is at rank #1,120, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁuːə].
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 15048, this pair ranks #1,946,789 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Röhre vs Ruhe
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Röhre": ö. Private to "Ruhe": u.
"Röhre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Ruhe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ruhe ← rhue · rruhe · rueh · ruhhe · urhe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Röhre" and "Ruhe" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Röhre" or "Ruhe" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Röhre" and "Ruhe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Röhre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ruhe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,789 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Röhre" and "Ruhe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Robbe vs Röhre". 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 #1,946,789 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.