Ruhm

[ʁuːm]

/[ʁuːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ruhm” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,984. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,984
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hohe Bekanntheit und Anerkennung wegen einer positiven Leistung

Corpus desk

Index DE-ruhm · Ruhm · German

Ruhm · rank #7,984 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,984
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reif

Nearest frequency peer: Reif (-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 „Ruhm“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ruhm“ 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).

Ruhm vs Rum
75% similar
Ruhm vs run
25% similar
Ruhm vs Rus
50% similar

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

Key facts for Ruhm
PropertyValue
HeadwordRuhm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁuːm]
Letters4
Frequency rank#7,984
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ruhm“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Reif“ (#7,983), „Saarbrücken“ (#7,985), „Reichstag“ (#7,982). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ruhm“ bei #7,984. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Ruhm (IPA [ʁuːm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,984 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "hohe Bekanntheit und Anerkennung wegen einer positiven Leistung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ruhm, with forms such as "rhum", "rruhm", and "ruhhm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rum", "run", "Rus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ruhm, spelled R-U-H-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    hohe Bekanntheit und Anerkennung wegen einer positiven Leistung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ruhm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er fühlte sich unglücklich und all sein Ruhm und all seine Macht waren ihm nichts mehr wert.
  2. „Diese Orchesterduelle, die den Ruhm des Lokals ausmachen, sind eine obligatorische Station für Bandleader, die sich in Kennerkreisen einen Namen machen wollen.“

Synonyms

Ansehen

Antonyms

Schmach

This word in other languages

glory(English)gloria(Español)gloire(Français)glória(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rhum
  • rruhm
  • ruhhm
  • ruhmm
  • rumh
  • urhm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ruhm - 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.

rhum2rruhm1ruhhm1ruhmm1rumh2urhm2
Edit distance from "Ruhm"

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 "Ruhm"?
"Ruhm" is spelled R-U-H-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁuːm].
What does "Ruhm" mean?
As a noun, "Ruhm" means: hohe Bekanntheit und Anerkennung wegen einer positiven Leistung
What words are commonly confused with "Ruhm"?
"Ruhm" is commonly confused with "Rum", "run", "Rus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ruhm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ruhm" is [ʁuːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ruhm" come from?
"Ruhm" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Reif#7,983only#7,971Toni#7,998Vize#8,003

Similar misspelling depth

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

Sünde6 variantsXbox6 variantslahm6 variantsChip6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list