ruinieren

[ʁuiˈniːʁən]

/[ʁuiˈniːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“ruinieren” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,706. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,706
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (jemanden oder sich selbst) in den Ruin treiben, arm machen, (vor allem finanziell oder geschäftlich) zugrunde richten

Corpus desk

Index DE-ruinieren · ruinieren · German

ruinieren · rank #17,706 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #17,706
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH royale

Nearest frequency peer: royale (-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 „ruinieren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ruinieren“ 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).

ruinieren vs ruiniert
78% similar

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

Key facts for ruinieren
PropertyValue
Headwordruinieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁuiˈniːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,706
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ruinieren“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „royale“ (#17,705), „rumänischen“ (#17,707), „Romanen“ (#17,704). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „ruinieren“ bei #17,706. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ruinieren (IPA [ʁuiˈniːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,706 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ruinieren, with forms such as "riunieren", "rruinieren", and "ruiineren". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ruiniert", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ruinieren, spelled R-U-I-N-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (jemanden oder sich selbst) in den Ruin treiben, arm machen, (vor allem finanziell oder geschäftlich) zugrunde richten
  2. 2
    (eine Sache) unbrauchbar machen, vernichten oder zerstören

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Geschichten über gierige Pfandleiher, die ihre Schuldner gnadenlos ruinieren, haben über Jahrhunderte das Bild geprägt.“
  2. Er hat sich durch seine Spielsucht ruiniert.

This word in other languages

ruin(English)arruinar(Español)ruiner(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • riunieren
  • rruinieren
  • ruiineren
  • ruineiren
  • ruinieern
  • ruinierenn
  • ruinierne
  • ruinierren
  • ruinireen
  • ruinnieren
  • runiieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

riunieren2rruinieren1ruiineren2ruineiren2ruinieern2ruinierenn1ruinierne2ruinierren1
Edit distance from "ruinieren"

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 "ruinieren"?
"ruinieren" is spelled R-U-I-N-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁuiˈniːʁən].
What does "ruinieren" mean?
As a verb, "ruinieren" means: (jemanden oder sich selbst) in den Ruin treiben, arm machen, (vor allem finanziell oder geschäftlich) zugrunde richten
What words are commonly confused with "ruinieren"?
"ruinieren" is commonly confused with "ruiniert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ruinieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ruinieren" is [ʁuiˈniːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ruinieren" come from?
"ruinieren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rückfahrt#17,709Rangliste#17,695schmücken#17,717Quantität#17,692

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

riskant11 variantssanften11 variantsrestlos11 variantsSchenke11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list