Ruh

/[ʁuː]/ noun

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,679

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Ruh is aGermannoun. It means: ein Zustand der Ungestörtheit Pronounced [ʁuː]. Often confused with RV and RZ.

Key facts for Ruh
PropertyValue
HeadwordRuh
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁuː]
Letters3
Frequency rank#18,679
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Ruh in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Ruh is 3 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁuː]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,679 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Zustand der Ungestörtheit".

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for Ruh in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "RV", "RZ", "Rum", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Ruh, spelled R-U-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Zustand der Ungestörtheit

Frequency rank: #18,679 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ruh"?
"Ruh" is spelled R-U-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁuː].
What does "Ruh" mean?
As a noun, "Ruh" means: ein Zustand der Ungestörtheit
What words are commonly confused with "Ruh"?
"Ruh" is commonly confused with "RV", "RZ", "Rum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ruh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ruh" is [ʁuː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ruh" come from?
"Ruh" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.