Which to use
“genügen” and “genügt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,479
- “genügen” frequency rank
- #5,837
- “genügt” frequency rank
- 16316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genügen | genügt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | für einen bestimmten Zweck in ausreichendem Maß zur Verfügung stehen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs genügen |
Where the eye mixes genügen and genügt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. genügen ([ɡəˈnyːɡn̩]) and genügt ([ɡəˈnyːkt]) 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 16316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genügen is recorded at frequency rank #10,479, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈnyːɡn̩]. genügt is at rank #5,837, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈnyːkt].
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 16316, this pair ranks #1,936,847 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of genügen vs genügt
Shared letters: egnü. Private to "genügen": -. Private to "genügt": t.
"genügen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "genügt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC