# ruer vs ruiner

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### ruer
*verb · IPA \ʁɥe\ · frequency rank #39,989*
Jeter ou lancer vivement.

### 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/ruer-vs-ruiner