Reuss
[ʁɔɪ̯s]
The verdict
“Reuss” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #30,263 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #30,263
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fluss in der Schweiz
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Reuss |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ʁɔɪ̯s] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #30,263 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Reuss” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Reuss is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁɔɪ̯s]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,263 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Fluss in der Schweiz".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Reuss, with forms such as "eruss", "resus", and "reus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "RSS", "Rus", "Ross", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Reuss, spelled R-E-U-S-S.
Definition
- 1Fluss in der Schweiz
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eruss,resus,reus,reuß,rreuss,ruess
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Reuss - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Reuss”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-U-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʁɔɪ̯s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “RSS” - see the side-by-side comparison. Reuss vs RSS
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.