# runs

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹʌnz/ · frequency rank #1,535

## Definitions
1. plural of run

## Etymology
Usually said to allude to the fact that an affected person is frequently running to get to a toilet immediately. Sometimes said to allude to the runniness (runny consistency) of the stool.

## Easily confused with
- **rut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/runs-vs-rut)
- **Rus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/runs-vs-rus)
- **rush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/runs-vs-rush)
- **ruth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/runs-vs-ruth)
- **rust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/runs-vs-rust)
- **Russ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/runs-vs-russ)
- **ruse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/runs-vs-ruse)
- **rusk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/runs-vs-rusk)
- **RS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rs-vs-runs)
- **RN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rn-vs-runs)
- **run** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/run-vs-runs)
- **ran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-runs)
- **Ron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ron-vs-runs)
- **rub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rub-vs-runs)
- **res** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/res-vs-runs)
- **rug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rug-vs-runs)
- **RNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rna-vs-runs)
- **rum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rum-vs-runs)
- **rue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rue-vs-runs)
- **RSS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rss-vs-runs)

## Common misspellings (6)
`rnus`, `rruns`, `runns`, `runss`, `rusn`, `urns`

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