# Rune vs runter

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Rune
*noun · IPA [ˈʁuːnə] · frequency rank #40,805*
älteste Schriftzeichen der Germanen

### runter
*adverb · IPA [ˈʁʊntɐ] · frequency rank #1,937*
herunter; nach unten

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