Which to use
“ruhigen” and “ruhiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,800
- “ruhigen” frequency rank
- #7,658
- “ruhiger” frequency rank
- 17458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ruhigen | ruhiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ruhig |
Where the eye mixes ruhigen and ruhiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ruhigen and ruhiger follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ruhigen and ruhiger
A purely visual mix-up. ruhigen ([ˈʁuːɪɡn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “ruhigen” becomes r in “ruhiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ruhigen is recorded at frequency rank #9,800, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁuːɪɡn̩]. 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 17458, this pair ranks #1,927,223 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ruhigen vs ruhiger
Shared letters: eghiru. Private to "ruhigen": n. Private to "ruhiger": -.
"ruhigen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "ruhiger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ruhigen" and "ruhiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ruhigen" or "ruhiger" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ruhigen" and "ruhiger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ruhigen" 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 #1,927,223 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ruhigen" and "ruhiger" 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 #1,927,223 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.