Russe

[ˈʁʊsə]

/[ˈʁʊsə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Russe” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,164. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,164
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staatsbürger Russlands

Corpus desk

Index DE-russe · Russe · German

Russe · rank #14,164 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,164
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rippen

Nearest frequency peer: rippen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Russe“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Russe“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Russe vs Rute
60% similar
Russe vs russo
60% similar
Russe vs Russen
83% similar

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

Key facts for Russe
PropertyValue
HeadwordRusse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁʊsə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,164
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Russe“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Russeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „rippen“ (#14,163), „Sarg“ (#14,165), „Rinder“ (#14,162). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Russe“ bei #14,164. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Russe (IPA [ˈʁʊsə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,164 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Russe, with forms such as "rrusse", "rsuse", and "ruse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rute", "russo", "Russen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Russe, spelled R-U-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staatsbürger Russlands
  2. 2
    Person russischer Herkunft oder Angehöriger des russischen Kulturkreises
  3. 3
    Bürger der Sowjetunion
  4. 4
    Einwohner des Russischen Reiches und dessen Vorläufer bis 1917
  5. 5
    ausgenommene, marinierte, kleine Heringe mit Schwanz ohne Kopf

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Viele Russen stammen aus den ehemaligen Sowjetrepubliken.
  2. „Zwei Moldauer, zwei Transnistrier und drei Russen leben hier in einer Baracke zusammen, Soldaten dreier Armeen.“

Synonyms

ReußeIwanSowjetbürgerKronsild

This word in other languages

Russian(English)ruso(Español)Russe(Français)russo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rrusse
  • rsuse
  • ruse
  • ruses
  • ruße
  • ursse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Russe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rrusse1rsuse2ruse1ruses2ruße2ursse2
Edit distance from "Russe"

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 "Russe"?
"Russe" is spelled R-U-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʊsə].
What does "Russe" mean?
As a noun, "Russe" means: Staatsbürger Russlands
What words are commonly confused with "Russe"?
"Russe" is commonly confused with "Rute", "russo", "Russen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Russe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Russe" is [ˈʁʊsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Russe" come from?
"Russe" 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 "Russe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

remix#14,160Sonde#14,175stile#14,180opera#14,141

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Sarg6 variantsturn6 variantsMetz6 variantslehr6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list