# ruhen vs rules

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ruhen
*verb · IPA [ˈʁuːən] · frequency rank #8,268*
sich erholen, eine Pause machen

### rules
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #28,370*
Plural des Substantivs rule

## Source
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