Rune

[ˈʁuːnə]

/[ˈʁuːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rune” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #40,805) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#40,805
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - älteste Schriftzeichen der Germanen

Corpus desk

Index DE-rune · Rune · German

Rune · rank #40,805 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,805
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Royals

Nearest frequency peer: Royals (-2 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 „Rune“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Rune“ 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).

Rune vs Rus
50% similar
Rune vs Ruth
50% similar
Rune vs Rute
75% similar

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

Key facts for Rune
PropertyValue
HeadwordRune
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁuːnə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#40,805
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Rune“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Runeliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Royals“ (#40,803), „rührte“ (#40,807), „rotiert“ (#40,802). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rune“ bei #40,805. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Rune is neighbouring look-alikes ("Rus", "Ruth", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈʁuːnə]. Frequency #40,805 among 2,984 “R” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rune, with forms such as "rnue", "rrune", and "ruen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rus", "Ruth", "Rute", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Rune, spelled R-U-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    älteste Schriftzeichen der Germanen
  2. 2
    älteres finnisches Lied

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In Skandinavien wurden Runen teilweise bis ins 19. Jahrhundert verwendet.
  2. „Unter Runen versteht die Forschung die einheimischen Schriftzeichen, deren sich die germanischen Stämme vor und teilweise neben dem Gebrauch der lateinischen Schrift bedienten.“

This word in other languages

rune(English)runa(Español)rune(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rnue
  • rrune
  • ruen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rune - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rnue2rrune1ruen2
Edit distance from "Rune"

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 "Rune"?
"Rune" is spelled R-U-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁuːnə].
What does "Rune" mean?
As a noun, "Rune" means: älteste Schriftzeichen der Germanen
What words are commonly confused with "Rune"?
"Rune" is commonly confused with "Rus", "Ruth", "Rute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rune"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rune" is [ˈʁuːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rune" come from?
"Rune" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

riva#40,799Rees#40,787tail#40,881Mops#40,713

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list