ruhigen

/[ˈʁuːɪɡn̩]/ adj

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Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,800

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

ruhigen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig Pronounced [ˈʁuːɪɡn̩]. It ranks #9,800 in German word frequency. Often confused with rühren and Ruinen.

Key facts for ruhigen
PropertyValue
Headwordruhigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʁuːɪɡn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,800
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ruhigen is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁuːɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,800 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 24 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for ruhigen, with forms such as "rhuigen", "rruhigen", and "ruhgien". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "rühren", "Ruinen", "rühmen", 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 ruhigen, spelled R-U-H-I-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  7. 7
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  8. 8
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  11. 11
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  12. 12
    Genitiv Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  13. 13
    Dativ Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  14. 14
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  15. 15
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  16. 16
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  17. 17
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  18. 18
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  19. 19
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  20. 20
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  21. 21
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  22. 22
    Genitiv Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  23. 23
    Dativ Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
  24. 24
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rhuigen,rruhigen,ruhgien,ruhhigen,ruhiegn,ruhigenn,ruhiggen,ruhigne,ruihgen,urhigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ruhigen

Misspelling Variants of "ruhigen"

rhuigen7rruhigen8ruhgien7ruhhigen8ruhiegn7ruhigenn8ruhiggen8ruhigne7
Misspelling Variants of "ruhigen"

Frequency rank: #9,800 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ruhigen"?
"ruhigen" is spelled R-U-H-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁuːɪɡn̩].
What does "ruhigen" mean?
As an adj, "ruhigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ruhig
What words are commonly confused with "ruhigen"?
"ruhigen" is commonly confused with "rühren", "Ruinen", "rühmen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ruhigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ruhigen" is [ˈʁuːɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ruhigen" come from?
"ruhigen" 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.