# Ruhr

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɹʊɚ/ · frequency rank #47,879

## Definitions
1. A river in North Rhine-Westphalia, a branch of the river Rhine and its basin.
2. An urban area of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

## Etymology
From German Ruhr.

## Easily confused with
- **run** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-run)
- **rum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-rum)
- **rut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-rut)
- **Rus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-rus)
- **rule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-rule)
- **runs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-runs)
- **rush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-rush)
- **ruin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-ruin)
- **ruth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-ruth)
- **rust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-rust)
- **Russ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-russ)
- **rung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-rung)
- **ruse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-ruse)
- **rump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-rump)
- **rune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-rune)
- **Rumi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-rumi)
- **rusk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-rusk)
- **ruler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-ruler)
- **rumor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-rumor)
- **rusher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruhr-vs-rusher)

## Common misspellings (6)
`rhur`, `rruhr`, `ruhhr`, `ruhrr`, `rurh`, `urhr`

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