Which to use
“Ruhe” and “Runge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,120
- “Ruhe” frequency rank
- #39,599
- “Runge” frequency rank
- 40719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ruhe | Runge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abwesenheit von Ablenkung, Störung, Geräusch und Bewegung; (fast völlige) Stille und Bewegungslosigkeit | seitlich an einer Ladefläche befestigte senkrechte Stange bei landwirtschaftlichen Fahrzeugen und Lastfahrzeugen zur Sicherung von Ladegut und Halterung von Seitenwänden |
Where the eye mixes Ruhe and Runge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Ruhe runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Runge's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Ruhe with Runge
A purely visual mix-up. Ruhe ([ˈʁuːə]) and Runge ([ˈʁʊŋə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40719, 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]. Runge is at rank #39,599, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁʊŋə].
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 40719, this pair ranks #1,500,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ruhe vs Runge
Shared letters: eru. Private to "Ruhe": h. Private to "Runge": gn.
"Ruhe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Runge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ruhe" and "Runge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Ruhe" or "Runge" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Ruhe" and "Runge" 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 "Runge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,500,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ruhe" and "Runge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ringes vs Runge". 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 #1,500,367 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.