# ruft vs rufus

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ruft
*verb · IPA [ʁuːft] · frequency rank #2,318*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rufen

### rufus
*adjective · IPA […] · frequency rank #27,029*
rot, lichtrot, fuchsrot

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