russes

\ʁys\

/\ʁys\/ adj

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The verdict

“russes” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,334. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,334
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de russe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-russes · russes · French

russes · rank #2,334 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,334
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH remise

Nearest frequency peer: remise (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « russes »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « russes » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

russes vs russo
67% similar
russes vs Russie
50% similar
russes vs Russia
50% similar

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

Key facts for russes
PropertyValue
Headwordrusses
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁys\
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,334
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « russes »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).russesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « remise » (#2,333), « récupérer » (#2,335), « quasi » (#2,332). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « russes » est au #2,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around russes (IPA \ʁys\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,334 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de russe.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for russes, with forms such as "rrusses", "rsuses", and "rusess". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "russo", "Russie", "Russia", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is russes, spelled R-U-S-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de russe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les Pays-Bas ont en effet affirmé jeudi 4 octobre avoir déjoué une tentative de piratage visant l’OIAC et expulsé quatre espions russes présumés qui avaient positionné un véhicule truffé d’équipements électroniques sur le parking d’un hôtel proche du siège de l’institution internationale.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rrusses
  • rsuses
  • rusess
  • russess
  • russse
  • ursses

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of russes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rrusses1rsuses2rusess2russess1russse2ursses2
Edit distance from "russes"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "russes"?
"russes" is spelled R-U-S-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁys\.
What does "russes" mean?
As an adjective, "russes" means: Pluriel de russe.
What words are commonly confused with "russes"?
"russes" is commonly confused with "russo", "Russie", "Russia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "russes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "russes" is \ʁys\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "russes" come from?
"russes" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

remise#2,333réduit#2,336située#2,340talent#2,341

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

mange6 variantsfans6 variantsvélo6 variantspluie6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list