# ruhte vs Ruth

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Ruth
*name · IPA [ʁuːt] · frequency rank #8,127*
weiblicher Vorname

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