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“russischen” and “russisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,938
- “russischen” frequency rank
- #17,708
- “russisches” frequency rank
- 19646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | russischen | russisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs russisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs russisch |
Where the eye mixes russischen and russisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. russischen and russisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: russischen vs russisches
A purely visual mix-up. russischen ([ˈʁʊsɪʃn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “russischen” becomes s in “russisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19646, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
russischen is recorded at frequency rank #1,938, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁʊsɪʃn̩]. 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 19646, this pair ranks #1,906,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of russischen vs russisches
Shared letters: cehirsu. Private to "russischen": n. Private to "russisches": -.
"russischen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "russisches" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- russischen ← rrussischen · rsusischen · rusischen · rusisschen · russicshen · russiscchen · russiscehn · russischenn
- russisches ← rrussisches · rsusisches · rusisches · rusissches · russicshes · russiscches · russiscehs · russischess
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "russischen" 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 #1,906,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "russischen" 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 #1,906,126 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.