Which to use
“Ruhe” and “Rune” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,120
- “Ruhe” frequency rank
- #40,805
- “Rune” frequency rank
- 41925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ruhe | Rune |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abwesenheit von Ablenkung, Störung, Geräusch und Bewegung; (fast völlige) Stille und Bewegungslosigkeit | älteste Schriftzeichen der Germanen |
Where the eye mixes Ruhe and Rune
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Ruhe vs Rune
A purely visual mix-up. Ruhe ([ˈʁuːə]) and Rune ([ˈʁuːnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - h in “Ruhe” becomes n in “Rune”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41925, 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]. Rune is at rank #40,805, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁuːnə].
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 41925, this pair ranks #1,464,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ruhe vs Rune
Shared letters: eru. Private to "Ruhe": h. Private to "Rune": n.
"Ruhe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Rune" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ruhe" and "Rune" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Ruhe" or "Rune" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ruhe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rune" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,464,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ruhe" and "Rune" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "RUB vs Rune". 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 #1,464,911 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.