ruft

[ʁuːft]

/[ʁuːft]/ verb

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The verdict

“ruft” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,318. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,318
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ruft · ruft · German

ruft · rank #2,318 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,318
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ruf

Nearest frequency peer: Ruf (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „ruft“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ruft“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ruft vs Rum
25% similar
ruft vs run
50% similar
ruft vs Ruh
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ruft
PropertyValue
Headwordruft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁuːft]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,318
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ruft“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ruftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ruf“ (#2,317), „singen“ (#2,319), „Pflicht“ (#2,316). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „ruft“ bei #2,318. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ruft (IPA [ʁuːft]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,318 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ruft, with forms such as "rfut", "rruft", and "rufft". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rum", "run", "Ruh", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ruft, spelled R-U-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rufen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rufen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rufen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rfut
  • rruft
  • rufft
  • ruftt
  • rutf
  • urft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ruft - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

rfut2rruft1rufft1ruftt1rutf2urft2
Edit distance from "ruft"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ruft"?
"ruft" is spelled R-U-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁuːft].
What does "ruft" mean?
As a verb, "ruft" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rufen
What words are commonly confused with "ruft"?
"ruft" is commonly confused with "Rum", "run", "Ruh". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ruft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ruft" is [ʁuːft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ruft" come from?
"ruft" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ruft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pass#2,315that#2,321null#2,314Zeug#2,323

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

müsse6 variantsliest6 variantskalt6 variantshigh6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list