how to pronounce russ

/ˈɹʌs/

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russ is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of russ in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… those the fifties years Russ walks us …”

meanings of russ

name:

A surname.
The Russian language.
A diminutive of the male given name Russell.

adjective:

Of or relating to the Russians.

noun:

A Russian.

russ frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word russ occurs in english on average 3.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.