Which to use
“ruft” is a verb and “Ruh” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,318
- “ruft” frequency rank
- #18,679
- “Ruh” frequency rank
- 20997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ruft | Ruh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rufen | ein Zustand der Ungestörtheit |
Where the eye mixes ruft and Ruh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ruft with Ruh
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ruft is [ʁuːft] while Ruh is [ʁuː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ruft is recorded at frequency rank #2,318, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁuːft]. Ruh is at rank #18,679, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁuː].
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 20997, this pair ranks #1,891,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ruft vs Ruh
Shared letters: ru. Private to "ruft": ft. Private to "Ruh": h.
"ruft" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Ruh" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ruft ← rfut · rruft · rufft · ruftt · rutf · urft
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ruft" for "Ruh" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ruft" and "Ruh" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ruft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ruh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,891,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ruft" and "Ruh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "RUB vs Ruh". 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 #1,891,338 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.