Russland

[ˈʁʊslant]

/[ˈʁʊslant]/ name

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The verdict

“Russland” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #893. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#893
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staat in Osteuropa und Nordasien

Corpus desk

Index DE-russland · Russland · German

Russland · rank #893 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #893
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Regel

Nearest frequency peer: Regel (-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 „Russland“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Russland“ 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).

Russland vs Russlands
89% similar
Russland vs Russian
75% similar

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

Key facts for Russland
PropertyValue
HeadwordRussland
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʁʊslant]
Letters8
Frequency rank#893
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Russland“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Russlandliegt 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: „Regel“ (#892), „solchen“ (#894), „Rechte“ (#891). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Russland“ bei #893. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Russland (IPA [ˈʁʊslant]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #893 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Russland, with forms such as "rrussland", "rsusland", and "rusland". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Russlands", "Russian", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Russland, spelled R-U-S-S-L-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staat in Osteuropa und Nordasien
  2. 2
    Unionsrepublik der Union der Sozialistischen Sowjetrepubliken (UdSSR)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Hauptstadt Russlands ist Moskau.
  2. Ich habe ein interessantes Buch über das Russland des späten 19. Jahrhunderts gelesen.

Synonyms

Russische FöderationRussische Sozialistische Föderative SowjetrepublikRSFSR

This word in other languages

Russia(English)Rusia(Español)Russie(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rrussland
  • rsusland
  • rusland
  • ruslsand
  • russalnd
  • russladn
  • russlandd
  • russlannd
  • russlland
  • russlnad
  • rußland
  • urssland

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Russland - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

rrussland1rsusland2rusland1ruslsand2russalnd2russladn2russlandd1russlannd1
Edit distance from "Russland"

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 "Russland"?
"Russland" is spelled R-U-S-S-L-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʊslant].
What does "Russland" mean?
As a proper noun, "Russland" means: Staat in Osteuropa und Nordasien
What words are commonly confused with "Russland"?
"Russland" is commonly confused with "Russlands", "Russian". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Russland"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Russland" is [ˈʁʊslant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Russland" come from?
"Russland" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gefallen#904gestellt#880Freundin#879Programm#908

Similar misspelling depth

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

Ergebnis12 variantsdeswegen12 variantserklären12 variantsSituation12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list