Which to use
“Ruhe” is a noun and “ruhige” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,120
- “Ruhe” frequency rank
- #9,082
- “ruhige” frequency rank
- 10202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ruhe | ruhige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abwesenheit von Ablenkung, Störung, Geräusch und Bewegung; (fast völlige) Stille und Bewegungslosigkeit | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ruhig |
Where the eye mixes Ruhe and ruhige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Ruhe runs 4 letters (CVCV) against ruhige's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Ruhe vs ruhige
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ruhe is [ˈʁuːə] while ruhige is [ˈʁuːɪɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ruhe is recorded at frequency rank #1,120, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁuːə]. ruhige is at rank #9,082, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁuːɪɡə].
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 10202, this pair ranks #1,976,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ruhe vs ruhige
Shared letters: ehru. Private to "Ruhe": -. Private to "ruhige": gi.
"Ruhe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ruhige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ruhe" and "ruhige" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Ruhe" or "ruhige" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Ruhe" and "ruhige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ruhe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ruhige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,976,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ruhe" and "ruhige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ruhe 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 #1,976,278 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.