Which to use
“genauen” is an adjective and “genügen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,068
- “genauen” frequency rank
- #10,479
- “genügen” frequency rank
- 16547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genauen | genügen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs genau | für einen bestimmten Zweck in ausreichendem Maß zur Verfügung stehen |
Where the eye mixes genauen and genügen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: genauen is [ɡəˈnaʊ̯ən] while genügen is [ɡəˈnyːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genauen is recorded at frequency rank #6,068, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈnaʊ̯ən]. genügen is at rank #10,479, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈnyːɡn̩].
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 16547, this pair ranks #1,934,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of genauen vs genügen
Shared letters: egn. Private to "genauen": au. Private to "genügen": ü.
"genauen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "genügen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- genauen ← egnauen · geanuen · genaeun · genauenn · genaune · gennauen · genuaen · ggenauen