Which to use
“genüge” and “ginge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,896
- “genüge” frequency rank
- #5,959
- “ginge” frequency rank
- 21855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genüge | ginge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs genügen | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gehen |
Where the eye mixes genüge and ginge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. genüge runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against ginge's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between genüge and ginge
A purely visual mix-up. genüge ([ɡəˈnyːɡə]) and ginge ([ˈɡɪŋə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genüge is recorded at frequency rank #15,896, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈnyːɡə]. ginge is at rank #5,959, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡɪŋə].
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 21855, this pair ranks #1,881,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of genüge vs ginge
Shared letters: egn. Private to "genüge": ü. Private to "ginge": i.
"genüge" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "ginge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ginge ← gginge · gigne · gineg · gingge · ginnge · gnige · ignge
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "genüge" for "ginge" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "genüge" or "ginge" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "genüge" and "ginge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "genüge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ginge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,881,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "genüge" and "ginge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "genüge 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 #1,881,349 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.