RSFSR
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The verdict
“RSFSR” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - historisch: Russische Sozialistische Föderative Sowjetrepublik
Corpus desk
Index DE-rsfsr · RSFSR · German
RSFSR · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | RSFSR |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „RSFSR“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
RSFSR is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "historisch: Russische Sozialistische Föderative Sowjetrepublik".
RSFSR doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is RSFSR, spelled R-S-F-S-R.
Definition
- 1historisch: Russische Sozialistische Föderative Sowjetrepublik
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how RSFSR appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In den anderen Unionsrepubliken orientierte man sich im Aufbau des Schulwesens überwiegend am Vorbild der RSFSR, wobei die Weißrussische SSR auch von der Ukraine einige Strukturelemente übernommen hatte.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.