Which to use
“genug” is a pronoun and “Getue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #390
- “genug” frequency rank
- #39,971
- “Getue” frequency rank
- 40361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genug | Getue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ausreichend | gekünsteltes Benehmen, Verhalten |
Where the eye mixes genug and Getue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. genug (CVCVC) and Getue (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses genug with Getue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: genug is [ɡəˈnuːk] while Getue is [ɡəˈtuːə]. 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 (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genug is recorded at frequency rank #390, classified as apron, pronounced [ɡəˈnuːk]. Getue is at rank #39,971, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈtuːə].
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 40361, this pair ranks #1,510,718 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of genug vs Getue
Shared letters: egu. Private to "genug": n. Private to "Getue": t.
"genug" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Getue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "genug" for "Getue" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "genug" or "Getue" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "genug" and "Getue" 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 "Getue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,510,718 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "genug" and "Getue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Getöse vs Getue". 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 #1,510,718 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.