Which to use
“genug” is a pronoun and “Genus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #390
- “genug” frequency rank
- #24,736
- “Genus” frequency rank
- 25126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genug | Genus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ausreichend | grammatische Kategorie von Substantiven, Adjektiven, Artikeln, Pronomen (also von Nomen im traditionellen weiteren Sinn) |
Where the eye mixes genug and Genus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: genug vs Genus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: genug is [ɡəˈnuːk] while Genus is [ˈɡɛnʊs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - g in “genug” becomes s in “Genus”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genug is recorded at frequency rank #390, classified as apron, pronounced [ɡəˈnuːk]. Genus is at rank #24,736, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡɛnʊs].
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 25126, this pair ranks #1,837,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of genug vs Genus
Shared letters: egnu. Private to "genug": -. Private to "Genus": s.
"genug" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Genus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "genug" and "Genus" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "genug" or "Genus" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "genug" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Genus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,837,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "genug" and "Genus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Genus vs Genüsse". 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 #1,837,766 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.