russell
/ˈɹʌsəl/
noun
Common
1.n.United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
2.n.English film director (born in 1927)
3.n.United States basketball center (born in 1934)
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russell and rustle are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. russell means “United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)”. rustle means “make a dry crackling sound”. russell is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈɹʌsəl/
1.n.United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
2.n.English film director (born in 1927)
3.n.United States basketball center (born in 1934)
| russell | rustle | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹʌsəl/ | /ˈɹʌsəl/ |
| Said | RUHS-uhl | RUHS-uhl |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 7 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun | verb, noun |
| Senses | 7 | 4 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | Charles Taze Russell | none recorded |
Full entry for russell · Full entry for rustle · More comparisons
/ˈɹʌsəl/
1.v.make a dry crackling sound
“rustling silk”
2.v.take illegally
“rustle cattle”
3.v.forage food