Which to use
“genau” and “genaue” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #211
- “genau” frequency rank
- #3,586
- “genaue” frequency rank
- 3797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genau | genaue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gründlich und sorgfältig, was das Einhalten von selbstgesetzten oder fremden Regeln betrifft | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs genau |
Where the eye mixes genau and genaue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. genau ([ɡəˈnaʊ̯]) and genaue ([ɡəˈnaʊ̯ə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “genau” sits inside “genaue”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genau is recorded at frequency rank #211, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈnaʊ̯]. genaue is at rank #3,586, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈnaʊ̯ə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 3797, this pair ranks #1,999,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of genau vs genaue
Shared letters: aegnu. Private to "genau": -. Private to "genaue": -.
"genau" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "genaue" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV