Which to use
“genügte” is a verb and “Genüsse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,573
- “genügte” frequency rank
- #45,972
- “Genüsse” frequency rank
- 76545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genügte | Genüsse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs genügen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Genuss |
Where the eye mixes genügte and Genüsse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: genügte is [ɡəˈnyːktə] while Genüsse is [ɡəˈnʏsə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genügte is recorded at frequency rank #30,573, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈnyːktə]. Genüsse is at rank #45,972, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈnʏsə].
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 76545, this pair ranks #281,396 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of genügte vs Genüsse
Shared letters: egnü. Private to "genügte": t. Private to "Genüsse": s.
"genügte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "Genüsse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV