Which to use
“russisch” and “russisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,001
- “russisch” frequency rank
- #17,708
- “russisches” frequency rank
- 23709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | russisch | russisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Russland betreffend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs russisch |
Where the eye mixes russisch and russisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. russisch runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against russisches's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between russisch and russisches
A purely visual mix-up. russisch ([ˈʁʊsɪʃ]) and russisches ([ˈʁʊsɪʃəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “russisch” sits inside “russisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
russisch is recorded at frequency rank #6,001, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁʊsɪʃ]. russisches is at rank #17,708, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁʊsɪʃəs].
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 23709, this pair ranks #1,857,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of russisch vs russisches
Shared letters: chirsu. Private to "russisch": -. Private to "russisches": e.
"russisch" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "russisches" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- russisch ← rrussisch · rsusisch · rusisch · rusissch · russicsh · russiscch · russischh · russishc
- russisches ← rrussisches · rsusisches · rusisches · rusissches · russicshes · russiscches · russiscehs · russischess
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "russisch" and "russisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "russisch" or "russisches"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "russisch" and "russisches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "russisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "russisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,857,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "russisch" and "russisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "russischem vs russisches". 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 #1,857,685 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.