Which to use
“russische” and “russisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,175
- “russische” frequency rank
- #17,708
- “russisches” frequency rank
- 19883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | russische | russisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs russisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs russisch |
Where the eye mixes russische and russisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. russische runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against russisches's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses russische with russisches
A purely visual mix-up. russische ([ˈʁʊsɪʃə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “russische” sits inside “russisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
russische is recorded at frequency rank #2,175, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁʊsɪʃə]. 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 19883, this pair ranks #1,903,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of russische vs russisches
Shared letters: cehirsu. Private to "russische": -. Private to "russisches": -.
"russische" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "russisches" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- russische ← rrussische · rsusische · rusische · rusissche · russicshe · russiscche · russisceh · russischhe
- russisches ← rrussisches · rsusisches · rusisches · rusissches · russicshes · russiscches · russiscehs · russischess
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "russische" and "russisches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "russische" or "russisches" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "russische" 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 #1,903,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "russische" 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 #1,903,601 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.