ruhig
\ʁuːɪç\
The verdict
“ruhig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Calme, tranquille, paisible.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ruhig · ruhig · French
ruhig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ruhig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʁuːɪç\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ruhig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁuːɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Calme, tranquille, paisible.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ruhig, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ruhig, spelled R-U-H-I-G.
Definition
- 1Calme, tranquille, paisible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ruhig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sollte Ihr Chef einen Wutausbruch bekommen oder sonstwie unsachlich werden, bleiben Sie ruhig.
Sie war, wie alle Krögers, eine äußerst elegante Erscheinung, und war sie auch keine Schönheit zu nennen, so gab sie doch mit ihrer hellen und besonnenen Stimme, ihren ruhigen, sicheren und sanften Bewegungen aller Welt ein Gefühl von Klarheit und Vertrauen.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.