# ru vs rue

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### ru
*noun · IPA /ˈryː/ · frequency rank #21,828*
Calle.

### rue
*verb · IPA [ˈrwe] · frequency rank #21,145*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ruar.

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