russisch

/[ˈʁʊsɪʃ]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,001

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

russisch is anGermanadj. It means: Russland betreffend Pronounced [ˈʁʊsɪʃ]. It ranks #6,001 in German word frequency. Often confused with russische and russischen.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of russisch in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for russisch is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁʊsɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,001 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for russisch, with forms such as "rrussisch", "rsusisch", and "rusisch". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "russische", "russischen", "russischer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is russisch, spelled R-U-S-S-I-S-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rrussisch,rsusisch,rusisch,rusissch,russicsh,russiscch,russischh,russishc,russissch,russsich,rußisch,urssisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for russisch

Misspelling Variants of "russisch"

rrussisch9rsusisch8rusisch7rusissch8russicsh8russiscch9russischh9russishc8
Misspelling Variants of "russisch"

Frequency rank: #6,001 in German

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 adj, "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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.