Ruin

[ʁuˈiːn]

/[ʁuˈiːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ruin” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #21,044) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#21,044
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand des vollständigen finanziellen, gesundheitlichen oder moralischen Zusammenbruchs

Corpus desk

Index DE-ruin · Ruin · German

Ruin · rank #21,044 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,044
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH RR

Nearest frequency peer: RR (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Ruin“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Ruin“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Ruin vs Rum
50% similar
Ruin vs run
50% similar
Ruin vs Rus
50% similar

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

Key facts for Ruin
PropertyValue
HeadwordRuin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁuˈiːn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#21,044
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Ruin“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ruinliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „RR“ (#21,043), „räumte“ (#21,045), „Rinde“ (#21,041). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ruin“ bei #21,044. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Ruin is neighbouring look-alikes ("Rum", "run", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ʁuˈiːn]. Frequency #21,044 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Gloss: "Zustand des vollständigen finanziellen, gesundheitlichen oder moralischen Zusammenbruchs".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ruin, with forms such as "riun", "rruin", and "ruinn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rum", "run", "Rus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ruin, spelled R-U-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand des vollständigen finanziellen, gesundheitlichen oder moralischen Zusammenbruchs

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine Scheidung würde den Mann in den Ruin treiben.
  2. „Er wirft das Geld hinaus, er verschleudert es und tut das gegenüber jedermann; nur manchmal, wenn er sich am Rande des Ruins sieht, hält er inne und wird geizig.“

Synonyms

ZusammenbruchUntergang

This word in other languages

ruin(English)ruina(Español)ruine(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • riun
  • rruin
  • ruinn
  • runi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

riun2rruin1ruinn1runi2
Edit distance from "Ruin"

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 "Ruin"?
"Ruin" is spelled R-U-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁuˈiːn].
What does "Ruin" mean?
As a noun, "Ruin" means: Zustand des vollständigen finanziellen, gesundheitlichen oder moralischen Zusammenbruchs
What words are commonly confused with "Ruin"?
"Ruin" 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 "Ruin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ruin" is [ʁuˈiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ruin" come from?
"Ruin" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list