street vs rue

street and rue both are nouns.

street is not a verb while rue is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
street	Yes	No	No	No
rue	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, rue is a hyponym of street; that is, rue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than street:

street: a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
rue: (French) a street or road in France

Other hyponyms of street include alley, alleyway, back street, avenue, boulevard, cross street, local road, local street, high street, main street, mews, side street.

street (noun)	rue (noun)
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings	(French) a street or road in France
the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel	sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
people living or working on the same street	leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction	European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
a situation offering opportunities

street (verb)	rue (verb)
	feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

Difference between street and rue

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