Which to use
“genug” is a pronoun and “Genuss” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #390
- “genug” frequency rank
- #5,367
- “Genuss” frequency rank
- 5757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genug | Genuss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ausreichend | Aufnahme von Ess-, Rauch- oder Trinkbarem |
Where the eye mixes genug and Genuss
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: genug vs Genuss
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: genug is [ɡəˈnuːk] while Genuss is [ɡəˈnʊs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genug is recorded at frequency rank #390, classified as apron, pronounced [ɡəˈnuːk]. Genuss is at rank #5,367, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈnʊs].
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 5757, this pair ranks #1,993,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of genug vs Genuss
Shared letters: egnu. Private to "genug": -. Private to "Genuss": s.
"genug" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Genuss" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "genug" for "Genuss" ever safe?
Which is more common, "genug" or "Genuss"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "genug" and "Genuss" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "genug" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Genuss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,993,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "genug" and "Genuss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Genuss 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 #1,993,817 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.