# ruhte vs rule

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ruhte
*verb · IPA [ˈʁuːtə] · frequency rank #36,599*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ruhen

### rule
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #31,762*
Regel, Vorschrift

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ruhte-vs-rule