Rus

[ʁʊs]

/[ʁʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rus” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #30,267) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#30,267
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebiet der ostslawischen Staats- und Gemeinwesen vom 9. bis zum 17. Jahrhundert

Corpus desk

Index DE-rus · Rus · German

Rus · rank #30,267 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,267
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rott

Nearest frequency peer: rott (-1 rank slots)

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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Rus“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Rus“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Rus vs RV
33% similar
Rus vs RZ
33% similar
Rus vs Ruth
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Rus
PropertyValue
HeadwordRus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁʊs]
Letters3
Frequency rank#30,267
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Rus“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rusliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „rott“ (#30,266), „Rothe“ (#30,265), „Rezeptoren“ (#30,264). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rus“ bei #30,267. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Rus is neighbouring look-alikes ("RV", "RZ", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ʁʊs]. Frequency #30,267 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Gloss: "Gebiet der ostslawischen Staats- und Gemeinwesen vom 9. bis zum 17. Jahrhundert".

Rus has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "RV", "RZ", "Ruth", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Rus, spelled R-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gebiet der ostslawischen Staats- und Gemeinwesen vom 9. bis zum 17. Jahrhundert

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Rus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Bauern in der Rus mussten sich fügen.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rus"?
"Rus" is spelled R-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁʊs].
What does "Rus" mean?
As a noun, "Rus" means: Gebiet der ostslawischen Staats- und Gemeinwesen vom 9. bis zum 17. Jahrhundert
What words are commonly confused with "Rus"?
"Rus" is commonly confused with "RV", "RZ", "Ruth". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rus" is [ʁʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rus" come from?
"Rus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ons#30,227Tao#30,319MVP#30,214TNT#30,326

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list