# Ru vs rue

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ru
*abbrev · frequency rank #24,484*
Ruthenium

### rue
*noun · IPA [ruː] · frequency rank #16,534*
Reue

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