Russian

//ˈɹʌʃ.ən// adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,970

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Russian is anSpanishadj. It means: Ruso; perteneciente o relativo a Rusia, sus habitantes, o al idioma ruso. Pronounced /ˈɹʌʃ.ən/. Often confused with Rusia and rufián.

Key facts for Russian
PropertyValue
HeadwordRussian
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ˈɹʌʃ.ən/
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,970
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Russian in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Russian is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɹʌʃ.ən/. Corpus data places it at rank #31,970 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ruso; perteneciente o relativo a Rusia, sus habitantes, o al idioma ruso.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Russian, with forms such as "rrussian", "rsusian", and "ruscian". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Rusia", "rufián", 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 Spanish form is Russian, spelled R-U-S-S-I-A-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ruso; perteneciente o relativo a Rusia, sus habitantes, o al idioma ruso.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rrussian,rsusian,ruscian,rusian,rusisan,russain,russiann,russina,urssian

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Russian

Misspelling Variants of "Russian"

rrussian8rsusian7ruscian7rusian6rusisan7russain7russiann8russina7
Misspelling Variants of "Russian"

Frequency rank: #31,970 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Russian"?
"Russian" is spelled R-U-S-S-I-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹʌʃ.ən/.
What does "Russian" mean?
As an adj, "Russian" means: Ruso; perteneciente o relativo a Rusia, sus habitantes, o al idioma ruso.
What words are commonly confused with "Russian"?
"Russian" is commonly confused with "Rusia", "rufián". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Russian"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Russian" is /ˈɹʌʃ.ən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Russian" come from?
"Russian" is a Spanish 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.