Which to use
“ruhen” is a verb and “rule” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,268
- “ruhen” frequency rank
- #31,762
- “rule” frequency rank
- 40030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ruhen | rule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich erholen, eine Pause machen | Regel, Vorschrift |
Letter map: ruhen vs rule
Shared letters muted; letters that set ruhen and rule apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - ruhen and rule
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ruhen is averb and ruleanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ruhen is recorded at frequency rank #8,268, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁuːən]. 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 40030, this pair ranks #1,519,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ruhen vs rule
Shared letters: eru. Private to "ruhen": hn. Private to "rule": l.
"ruhen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rule" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ruhen" and "rule" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ruhen" or "rule"?
What to do next
You've compared "ruhen" and "rule". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ruhen" 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 #1,519,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ruhen" 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 #1,519,985 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.