Which to use
“ruhig” and “ruhiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,489
- “ruhig” frequency rank
- #22,870
- “ruhiges” frequency rank
- 24359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ruhig | ruhiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von der Arbeit rastend und damit frei von jeder Mühe und Beschäftigung | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ruhig |
Where the eye mixes ruhig and ruhiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ruhig with ruhiges
A purely visual mix-up. ruhig ([ˈʁuːɪç]) and ruhiges ([ˈʁuːɪɡəs]) 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 “ruhiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24359, 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]. ruhiges is at rank #22,870, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁuːɪɡəs].
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 24359, this pair ranks #1,848,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ruhig vs ruhiges
Shared letters: ghiru. Private to "ruhig": -. Private to "ruhiges": es.
"ruhig" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ruhiges" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ruhig" and "ruhiges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ruhig" or "ruhiges"?
Useful next steps
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 "ruhiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,848,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ruhig" and "ruhiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ruhig vs ruhte". 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 #1,848,755 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.