Which to use
“ruft” is a verb and “rule” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,318
- “ruft” frequency rank
- #31,762
- “rule” frequency rank
- 34080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ruft | rule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rufen | Regel, Vorschrift |
Letter map: ruft vs rule
Shared letters muted; letters that set ruft and rule apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - ruft and rule
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ruft is averb and ruleanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34080, 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]. rule is at rank #31,762, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 34080, this pair ranks #1,671,458 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ruft vs rule
Shared letters: ru. Private to "ruft": ft. Private to "rule": el.
"ruft" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "rule" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ruft" for "rule" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ruft" or "rule" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "ruft" vs "rule" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ruft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,671,458 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ruft" and "rule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs rule". 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 #1,671,458 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.