Which to use
“ruhig” and “ruhige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,489
- “ruhig” frequency rank
- #9,082
- “ruhige” frequency rank
- 10571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ruhig | ruhige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von der Arbeit rastend und damit frei von jeder Mühe und Beschäftigung | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ruhig |
Where the eye mixes ruhig and ruhige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ruhig vs ruhige
A purely visual mix-up. ruhig ([ˈʁuːɪç]) and ruhige ([ˈʁuːɪɡə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “ruhig” sits inside “ruhige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ruhig is recorded at frequency rank #1,489, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁuːɪç]. 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 10571, this pair ranks #1,974,492 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ruhig vs ruhige
Shared letters: ghiru. Private to "ruhig": -. Private to "ruhige": e.
"ruhig" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ruhige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ruhig" for "ruhige" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ruhig" or "ruhige" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ruhig" 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 #1,974,492 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ruhig" and "ruhige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ruhige vs rührte". 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 #1,974,492 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.