# run vs Ruth

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/run-vs-ruth