Which to use
“role” and “Ruhe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,998
- “role” frequency rank
- #1,120
- “Ruhe” frequency rank
- 37118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | role | Ruhe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Rolle | Abwesenheit von Ablenkung, Störung, Geräusch und Bewegung; (fast völlige) Stille und Bewegungslosigkeit |
Letter map: role vs Ruhe
Shared letters muted; letters that set role and Ruhe apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - role / Ruhe
role and Ruhe are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
role is recorded at frequency rank #35,998, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. 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 37118, this pair ranks #1,598,397 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of role vs Ruhe
Shared letters: er. Private to "role": lo. Private to "Ruhe": hu.
"role" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Ruhe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "role" for "Ruhe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "role" vs "Ruhe" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "role" and "Ruhe".
- Full dictionary entry for "role" 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 #1,598,397 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "role" and "Ruhe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs role". 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 #1,598,397 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.