# rule vs run

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### run
*verb · IPA [rʌn] · frequency rank #8,773*
sich schnell zu Fuß bewegen; rennen, eilen

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