Which to use
“Router” is a noun and “runter” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,799
- “Router” frequency rank
- #1,937
- “runter” frequency rank
- 11736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Router | runter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerät, welches mehrere Netzwerke verbinden oder trennen kann | herunter; nach unten |
Where the eye mixes Router and runter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Router and runter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Router is [ˈʁuːtɐ] while runter is [ˈʁʊntɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Router is recorded at frequency rank #9,799, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁuːtɐ]. runter is at rank #1,937, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈʁʊntɐ].
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 11736, this pair ranks #1,968,207 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Router vs runter
Shared letters: ertu. Private to "Router": o. Private to "runter": n.
"Router" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "runter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Router" for "runter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Router" vs "runter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Router" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "runter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,207 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Router" and "runter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rotor vs Router". 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 #1,968,207 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.