Which to use
“genügt” is a verb and “Genus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,837
- “genügt” frequency rank
- #24,736
- “Genus” frequency rank
- 30573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genügt | Genus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs genügen | grammatische Kategorie von Substantiven, Adjektiven, Artikeln, Pronomen (also von Nomen im traditionellen weiteren Sinn) |
Where the eye mixes genügt and Genus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. genügt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Genus's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses genügt with Genus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: genügt is [ɡəˈnyːkt] while Genus is [ˈɡɛnʊs]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genügt is recorded at frequency rank #5,837, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈnyːkt]. 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 30573, this pair ranks #1,745,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of genügt vs Genus
Shared letters: egn. Private to "genügt": tü. Private to "Genus": su.
"genügt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Genus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Genus ← egnus · gennus · gensu · geuns · ggenus · gneus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "genügt" for "Genus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "genügt" vs "Genus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "genügt" and "Genus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "genügt" 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 #1,745,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "genügt" 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 #1,745,156 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.