# run vs Runen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Runen
*noun · IPA [ˈʁuːnən] · frequency rank #32,242*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rune

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