# Runen vs runner

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### runner
*noun · IPA [ˈrʌnəʳ] · frequency rank #25,292*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/runen-vs-runner