ruhig
German, adjective/ˈʁuː.ɪç/
ruhig is spelled R-U-H-I-G (5 letters) and appears 58 times per million words in written German, the 1,483rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ruhig is a German adjective meaning “quiet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von der Arbeit rastend und damit frei von jeder Mühe und Beschäftigung”.
What does ruhig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
quiet
ruhige Gegend
- 2
calm
ruhiger Gemütszustand
adverb
- 1
quietly
- 2
calmly
- 3
used to indicate that the speaker does not object to the actions of others
Du kannst ruhig mitkommen.
- 4
used to soften a request, as if to say “I don’t mind if...” to mean “I would like it if...”
Es kann ruhig ein bisschen mehr sein.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. von der Arbeit rastend und damit frei von jeder Mühe und Beschäftigung 2. frei von Bewegung 3. frei von Leidenschaft, Aufregung, Erregung 4. frei von Geräuschen oder Lärm
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ruhig
- ruhiger masculine nominative singular
- am ruhigsten superlative
- ruhige feminine nominative singular
- ruhiges neuter nominative singular
- ruhigen genitive masculine singular
- ruhigem dative masculine singular
- der ruhige definite includes-article masculine
- die ruhige definite feminine includes-article
- das ruhige definite includes-article neuter
- die ruhigen definite includes-article nominative
- des ruhigen definite genitive includes-article
- der ruhigen definite feminine genitive
- dem ruhigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ruhig?
- /ˈʁuː.ɪç/
- /ʁʊɪ̯ç/
- Austria /ʁʊɪ̯k/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ruhig
- still
- quiet
- pacific
- calm
- quietly
- calmly
- serene
- tranquil
- placid
- uneventful
- cushy
- halcyon
- unabashed
- lithe
- quiescent
- unruffled
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ruhig in German?
ruhig appears 58 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).