# ruins vs runny

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ruins
*noun · IPA /ˈɹu.ɪnz/ · frequency rank #6,959*
plural of ruin

### runny
*adjective · IPA /ˈɹʌni/ · frequency rank #31,326*
Fluid; readily flowing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruins-vs-runny