Which to use
“genug” is a pronoun and “genügen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #390
- “genug” frequency rank
- #10,479
- “genügen” frequency rank
- 10869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genug | genügen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ausreichend | für einen bestimmten Zweck in ausreichendem Maß zur Verfügung stehen |
Where the eye mixes genug and genügen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: genug is [ɡəˈnuːk] while genügen is [ɡəˈnyːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genug is recorded at frequency rank #390, classified as apron, pronounced [ɡəˈnuːk]. 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 10869, this pair ranks #1,972,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of genug vs genügen
Shared letters: egn. Private to "genug": u. Private to "genügen": ü.
"genug" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "genügen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- genug ← egnug · gengu · gennug · genugg · geung · ggenug · gneug