Which to use
“ruin” and “ruz” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,659
- “ruin” frequency rank
- #33,326
- “ruz” frequency rank
- 63985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ruin | ruz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que por su bajeza merece el desprecio. | Rojo. |
Where the eye mixes ruin and ruz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ruin runs 4 letters (CVVC) against ruz's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ruin and ruz
A purely visual mix-up. ruin ([ˈrwĩn]) and ruz ([ˈryːs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ruin is recorded at frequency rank #30,659, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈrwĩn]. ruz is at rank #33,326, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈryːs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 63985, this pair ranks #46,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ruin vs ruz
Shared letters: ru. Private to "ruin": in. Private to "ruz": z.
"ruin" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "ruz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ruin ← riun · rruin · ruinn · runi · urin
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ruin" for "ruz" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ruin" vs "ruz" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ruin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ruz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ruin" and "ruz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rugir vs ruin". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #46,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.