Which to use
“Rune” is a name and “runes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,011
- “Rune” frequency rank
- #40,477
- “runes” frequency rank
- 87488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rune | runes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Pluriel de rune. |
Letter map: Rune vs runes
Shared letters muted; letters that set Rune and runes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Rune runs 4 letters (CVCV) against runes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Rune vs runes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Rune is aname and runesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Rune” sits inside “runes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rune is recorded at frequency rank #47,011, classified as aname. runes is at rank #40,477, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁyn\.
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 87488, this pair ranks #8,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Rune vs runes
Shared letters: enru. Private to "Rune": -. Private to "runes": s.
"Rune" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "runes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Rune" for "runes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Rune" or "runes"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Rune" and "runes".
- Full dictionary entry for "Rune" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "runes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rune" and "runes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rani vs Rune". 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 #8,214 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.