# rushes vs Russel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rushes
*noun · IPA /ˈɹʌʃɪz/ · frequency rank #19,444*
plural of rush

### Russel
*name · IPA /ˈɹʌsəl/ · frequency rank #28,001*
A surname transferred from the nickname, a rather rare spelling variant of Russell.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rushes-vs-russel