Which to use
“ruiné” is an adjective and “Ruiz” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,469
- “ruiné” frequency rank
- #21,757
- “Ruiz” frequency rank
- 35226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ruiné | Ruiz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a perdu sa fortune. | Nom de famille espagnol. |
Letter map: ruiné vs Ruiz
Shared letters muted; letters that set ruiné and Ruiz apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - ruiné and Ruiz
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ruiné is anadjective and Ruizaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ruiné is recorded at frequency rank #13,469, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɥi.ne\. Ruiz is at rank #21,757, tagged as aname.
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 35226, this pair ranks #278,239 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ruiné vs Ruiz
Shared letters: iru. Private to "ruiné": né. Private to "Ruiz": z.
"ruiné" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Ruiz" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ruiz ← riuz · rruiz · ruizz · ruzi · uriz
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ruiné" for "Ruiz" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ruiné" vs "Ruiz" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ruiné" and "Ruiz".
- Full dictionary entry for "ruiné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ruiz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,239 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ruiné" and "Ruiz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs Ruiz". 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 #278,239 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.