genant
[ʒəˈnant]
The verdict
“genant” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unangenehm, als Peinlichkeit empfunden
Corpus desk
Index DE-genant · genant · German
genant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | genant |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ʒəˈnant] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „genant“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
genant is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʒəˈnant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for genant, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is genant, spelled G-E-N-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1unangenehm, als Peinlichkeit empfunden
- 2Hemmungen zeigend, sich genierend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how genant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Vorfall ist mir etwas genant, am besten vergessen wir ihn so schnell wie möglich.
Ich gehe ungern ins Freibad, weil ich im Bezug auf meinen Körper etwas genant bin.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.