russisch

[ˈʁʊsɪʃ]

/[ˈʁʊsɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“russisch” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,001. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,001
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Russland betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-russisch · russisch · German

russisch · rank #6,001 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,001
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rosen

Nearest frequency peer: Rosen (-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 „russisch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „russisch“ 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).

russisch vs russische
89% similar
russisch vs russischen
80% similar
russisch vs russischer
80% similar

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

Key facts for russisch
PropertyValue
Headwordrussisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁʊsɪʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,001
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „russisch“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rosen“ (#6,000), „schickte“ (#6,002), „Resultat“ (#5,999). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „russisch“ bei #6,001. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around russisch (IPA [ˈʁʊsɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,001 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for russisch, with forms such as "rrussisch", "rsusisch", and "rusisch". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "russische", "russischen", "russischer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is russisch, spelled R-U-S-S-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Russland betreffend
  2. 2
    das russische Volk, die Russen betreffend
  3. 3
    die Sprache Russisch betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die russischen Winter sind gefürchtet.
  2. „Eindringlich wies Lennart Meri auf die Gefahr der russischen Großmachtfantasien hin – und verurteilte die vorherrschende westliche Appeasement-Politik.“

Synonyms

reußisch

This word in other languages

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rrussisch
  • rsusisch
  • rusisch
  • rusissch
  • russicsh
  • russiscch
  • russischh
  • russishc
  • russissch
  • russsich
  • rußisch
  • urssisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of russisch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rrussisch1rsusisch2rusisch1rusissch2russicsh2russiscch1russischh1russishc2
Edit distance from "russisch"

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 "russisch"?
"russisch" is spelled R-U-S-S-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʊsɪʃ].
What does "russisch" mean?
As an adjective, "russisch" means: Russland betreffend
What words are commonly confused with "russisch"?
"russisch" is commonly confused with "russische", "russischen", "russischer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "russisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "russisch" is [ˈʁʊsɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "russisch" come from?
"russisch" 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 "russisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schickte#6,002Resultat#5,999Schwäche#6,003umsetzen#6,016

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list