Which to use
“ruhige” and “ruhiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,082
- “ruhige” frequency rank
- #7,658
- “ruhiger” frequency rank
- 16740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ruhige | ruhiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ruhig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ruhig |
Where the eye mixes ruhige and ruhiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ruhige runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against ruhiger's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ruhige with ruhiger
A purely visual mix-up. ruhige ([ˈʁuːɪɡə]) and ruhiger ([ˈʁuːɪɡɐ]) 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) - “ruhige” sits inside “ruhiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ruhige is recorded at frequency rank #9,082, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁuːɪɡə]. ruhiger is at rank #7,658, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁuːɪɡɐ].
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 16740, this pair ranks #1,933,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ruhige vs ruhiger
Shared letters: eghiru. Private to "ruhige": -. Private to "ruhiger": -.
"ruhige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "ruhiger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ruhige" and "ruhiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ruhige" vs "ruhiger" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ruhige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ruhiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,933,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ruhige" and "ruhiger" 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 #1,933,364 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.