run

[rʌn]

/[rʌn]/ verb

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The verdict

“run” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #8,773) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#8,773
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich schnell zu Fuß bewegen; rennen, eilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-run · run · German

run · rank #8,773 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,773
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rückblick

Nearest frequency peer: Rückblick (+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 „run“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „run“ 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).

run vs RV
0% similar
run vs RZ
0% similar
run vs Rus
33% similar

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

Key facts for run
PropertyValue
Headwordrun
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[rʌn]
Letters3
Frequency rank#8,773
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „run“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rückblick“ (#8,774), „Romane“ (#8,771), „Samuel“ (#8,775). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „run“ bei #8,773. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for run is neighbouring look-alikes ("RV", "RZ", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [rʌn]. Frequency #8,773 among 2,984 “R” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for run, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "RV", "RZ", "Rus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is run, spelled R-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich schnell zu Fuß bewegen; rennen, eilen
  2. 2
    zwischen zwei Orten verkehren; pendeln
  3. 3
    eine stetige, schnelle Bewegung ausführen; fließen
  4. 4
    in Betrieb sein, laufen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He ran the way to school.
  2. The bus runs at 4.30.

Synonyms

ply

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 "run"?
"run" is spelled R-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is [rʌn].
What does "run" mean?
As a verb, "run" means: sich schnell zu Fuß bewegen; rennen, eilen
What words are commonly confused with "run"?
"run" is commonly confused with "RV", "RZ", "Rus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "run"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "run" is [rʌn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "run" come from?
"run" 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 "run", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

RAM#8,768uff#8,800abu#8,820con#8,694

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list