Which to use
“ruhig” and “ruhigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,489
- “ruhig” frequency rank
- #9,800
- “ruhigen” frequency rank
- 11289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ruhig | ruhigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von der Arbeit rastend und damit frei von jeder Mühe und Beschäftigung | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig |
Where the eye mixes ruhig and ruhigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ruhig runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against ruhigen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ruhig vs ruhigen
A purely visual mix-up. ruhig ([ˈʁuːɪç]) and ruhigen ([ˈʁuːɪɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “ruhig” sits inside “ruhigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11289, 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]. ruhigen is at rank #9,800, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁuːɪɡn̩].
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 11289, this pair ranks #1,970,659 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ruhig vs ruhigen
Shared letters: ghiru. Private to "ruhig": -. Private to "ruhigen": en.
"ruhig" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ruhigen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ruhig" and "ruhigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ruhig" or "ruhigen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ruhig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ruhigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,970,659 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ruhig" and "ruhigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ruhigen vs rühmen". 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 #1,970,659 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.