# rule vs you're

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### you're
*abbrev · IPA […] · frequency rank #15,006*
„you are, 2. Person Singular:“ du bist

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