genauevsgenauesConfusable pair

Which to use

“genaue” and “genaues” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,586
“genaue” frequency rank
#17,588
“genaues” frequency rank
21174
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature genaue genaues
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs genau Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs genau

Where the eye mixes genaue and genaues

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. genaue runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against genaues's 7 (CVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
genaue
7 ch
genaues

Visual trap between genaue and genaues

A purely visual mix-up. genaue ([ɡəˈnaʊ̯ə]) and genaues ([ɡəˈnaʊ̯əs]) 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) - “genaue” sits inside “genaues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

genaue is recorded at frequency rank #3,586, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈnaʊ̯ə]. genaues is at rank #17,588, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈnaʊ̯əs].

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 21174, this pair ranks #1,889,322 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of genaue vs genaues

Shared letters: aegnu. Private to "genaue": -. Private to "genaues": s.

"genaue" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV  ·  "genaues" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • genaue ← egnaue · geanue · genaeu · gennaue · genuae · ggenaue · gneaue
  • genaues ← egnaues · geanues · genaeus · genauess · genause · gennaues · genuaes · ggenaues

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "genaue" and "genaues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈnaʊ̯ə] versus [ɡəˈnaʊ̯əs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "genaue" or "genaues"?
"genaue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,586 in our German list, against #17,588 for "genaues". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "genaue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "genaues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,889,322 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "genaue" and "genaues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gehäuses vs genaues". 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 #1,889,322 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list