# rue vs Ruth

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Ruth
*name · IPA [ʁuːt] · frequency rank #8,127*
weiblicher Vorname

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rue-vs-ruth