# Russian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹʌʃ(ə)n/ · frequency rank #1,060

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians.
2. Of or pertaining to the Soviet Union.
3. Of or pertaining to Rus.
4. Of or pertaining to the Russian language.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin (11th century) Russiānus, from Russia, a Latinization of the Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ)) + -ānus (“of or pertaining to”). Attested in English (both as a noun and as an adjective) from the 16th century. By surface analysis, Russia + -an. Piecewise doublet of Rossiyan.

## Easily confused with
- **Russia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/russia-vs-russian)

## Common misspellings (8)
`rrussian`, `rsusian`, `rusian`, `rusisan`, `russain`, `russiann`, `russina`, `urssian`

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