ruhig
[ˈʁuːɪç]
The verdict
“ruhig” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,489. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,489
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von der Arbeit rastend und damit frei von jeder Mühe und Beschäftigung
Corpus desk
Index DE-ruhig · ruhig · German
ruhig · rank #1,489 · 7 variants · 15 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,489
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH Preise
Nearest frequency peer: Preise (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ruhig”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lachen
lachen
98,515 corpus weight
- Praxis
Praxis
98,514 corpus weight
- Preise
Preise
98,513 corpus weight
- ruhig
ruhig
98,512 corpus weight
- Szene
Szene
98,511 corpus weight
- Telefon
Telefon
98,510 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ruhig” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ruhig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʁuːɪç] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,489 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ruhig” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around ruhig (IPA [ˈʁuːɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,489 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ruhig, with forms such as "rhuig", "rruhig", and "ruhgi". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Ruhr", "Ruhm", "ruht", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ruhig, spelled R-U-H-I-G.
Definition
- 1von der Arbeit rastend und damit frei von jeder Mühe und Beschäftigung
- 2frei von Bewegung
- 3frei von Leidenschaft, Aufregung, Erregung
- 4frei von Geräuschen oder Lärm
- 5unbekümmert, unbesorgt, getrost
- 6(Leben) ohne Stress, Sorge, Kummer und so weiter
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ruhig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir verleben einen ruhigen Nachmittag.
Die See ist gerade ganz ruhig.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rhuig
- rruhig
- ruhgi
- ruhhig
- ruhigg
- ruihg
- urhig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ruhig - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ruhig", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "ruhig". Here's where to go from here.
- "ruhig" maps to 15 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Ruhr". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,489 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.