russe
German, verb
russe is spelled R-U-S-S-E (5 letters) and appears 4.2 times per million words in written German, the 14,041st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Russe is a German verb meaning “Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of ruße” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Russe is a different word: “Russian (person)”.
What does russe mean in English?
verb
- 1
SwitzerlandSwitzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of ruße
noun
- 1
masculineRussian (person)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Staatsbürger Russlands 2. Person russischer Herkunft oder Angehöriger des russischen Kulturkreises 3. Bürger der Sowjetunion 4. Einwohner des Russischen Reiches und dessen Vorläufer bis 1917
unknown: 1. ==== Worttrennung ==== :rus·se Ähnliche Wörter (Deutsch): :Anagramme: Suser, Users
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of russe
- Russen genitive
- Russin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to russe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is russe in German?
russe appears 4.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).