# Riner vs ruiner

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### Riner
*name · IPA \ʁi.nɛʁ\ · frequency rank #45,286*
Nom de famille.

### ruiner
*verb · IPA \ʁɥi.ne\ · frequency rank #10,938*
Détruire, transformer en ruine, abattre.

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