Which to use
“rügen” is a verb and “Ruhe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,115
- “rügen” frequency rank
- #1,120
- “Ruhe” frequency rank
- 12235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rügen | Ruhe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden zurechtweisen, tadeln; mit Nachdruck kritisieren | Abwesenheit von Ablenkung, Störung, Geräusch und Bewegung; (fast völlige) Stille und Bewegungslosigkeit |
Where the eye mixes rügen and Ruhe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. rügen runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Ruhe's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rügen with Ruhe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rügen is [ˈʁyːɡn̩] while Ruhe is [ˈʁuːə]. 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 12235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rügen is recorded at frequency rank #11,115, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁyːɡn̩]. Ruhe is at rank #1,120, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁuːə].
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 12235, this pair ranks #1,965,409 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rügen vs Ruhe
Shared letters: er. Private to "rügen": gnü. Private to "Ruhe": hu.
"rügen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Ruhe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ruhe ← rhue · rruhe · rueh · ruhhe · urhe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rügen" for "Ruhe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rügen" or "Ruhe"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rügen" and "Ruhe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rügen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ruhe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,409 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rügen" and "Ruhe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rügen vs rühmen". 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 #1,965,409 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.