# Russ

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #12,318

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the male given name Russell.
2. A surname.

## Etymology
Diminutive of Russell.

## Easily confused with
- **rut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/russ-vs-rut)
- **ruth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/russ-vs-ruth)
- **rust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/russ-vs-rust)
- **rusty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/russ-vs-rusty)
- **Russia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/russ-vs-russia)
- **Russel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/russ-vs-russel)
- **RS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rs-vs-russ)
- **run** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/run-vs-russ)
- **rub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rub-vs-russ)
- **res** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/res-vs-russ)
- **rug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rug-vs-russ)
- **rum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rum-vs-russ)
- **rue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rue-vs-russ)
- **RSS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rss-vs-russ)
- **ROS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ros-vs-russ)
- **ras** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ras-vs-russ)
- **RSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rsa-vs-russ)
- **Rus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rus-vs-russ)
- **RSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rsi-vs-russ)
- **r's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/r-s-vs-russ)

## Common misspellings (3)
`rruss`, `rsus`, `urss`

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