Which to use
“Unruhe” and “Unruhen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,143
- “Unruhe” frequency rank
- #9,997
- “Unruhen” frequency rank
- 21140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Unruhe | Unruhen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (als unangenehm oder lästig empfundene) Bewegungen oder Geräusche | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Unruhe |
Where the eye mixes Unruhe and Unruhen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Unruhe runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against Unruhen's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Unruhe and Unruhen
A purely visual mix-up. Unruhe ([ˈʊnˌʁuːə]) and Unruhen ([ˈʊnˌʁuːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Unruhe” sits inside “Unruhen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Unruhe is recorded at frequency rank #11,143, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊnˌʁuːə]. Unruhen is at rank #9,997, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊnˌʁuːən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 21140, this pair ranks #1,889,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Unruhe vs Unruhen
Shared letters: ehnru. Private to "Unruhe": -. Private to "Unruhen": -.
"Unruhe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "Unruhen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Unruhe" for "Unruhen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Unruhe" vs "Unruhen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Unruhe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Unruhen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,889,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Unruhe" and "Unruhen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Unruhe vs unruhige". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,889,708 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.