Which to use
“genau” is an adjective and “gera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #211
- “genau” frequency rank
- #12,085
- “gera” frequency rank
- 12296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genau | gera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gründlich und sorgfältig, was das Einhalten von selbstgesetzten oder fremden Regeln betrifft | tun |
Letter map: genau vs gera
Shared letters muted; letters that set genau and gera apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. genau runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against gera's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - genau and gera
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: genau is anadjective and geraaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genau is recorded at frequency rank #211, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈnaʊ̯]. gera is at rank #12,085, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 12296, this pair ranks #1,965,027 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of genau vs gera
Shared letters: aeg. Private to "genau": nu. Private to "gera": r.
"genau" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "gera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "genau" for "gera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "genau" or "gera"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "genau" and "gera".
- Full dictionary entry for "genau" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,027 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "genau" and "gera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gera vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,965,027 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.