genauen

[ɡəˈnaʊ̯ən]

/[ɡəˈnaʊ̯ən]/ adj

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The verdict

“genauen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,068. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,068
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs genau

Corpus desk

Index DE-genauen · genauen · German

genauen · rank #6,068 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,068
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gemeinderat

Nearest frequency peer: Gemeinderat (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „genauen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „genauen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

genauen vs Genen
57% similar
genauen vs Grauen
57% similar
genauen vs Gnaden
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for genauen
PropertyValue
Headwordgenauen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈnaʊ̯ən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,068
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „genauen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).genauenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gemeinderat“ (#6,067), „geschnitten“ (#6,069), „gehöre“ (#6,066). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „genauen“ bei #6,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around genauen (IPA [ɡəˈnaʊ̯ən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,068 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 20 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for genauen, with forms such as "egnauen", "geanuen", and "genaeun". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Genen", "Grauen", "Gnaden", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is genauen, spelled G-E-N-A-U-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs genau

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egnauen
  • geanuen
  • genaeun
  • genauenn
  • genaune
  • gennauen
  • genuaen
  • ggenauen
  • gneauen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of genauen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egnauen2geanuen2genaeun2genauenn1genaune2gennauen1genuaen2ggenauen1
Edit distance from "genauen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "genauen"?
"genauen" is spelled G-E-N-A-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈnaʊ̯ən].
What does "genauen" mean?
As an adjective, "genauen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs genau
What words are commonly confused with "genauen"?
"genauen" is commonly confused with "Genen", "Grauen", "Gnaden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "genauen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "genauen" is [ɡəˈnaʊ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "genauen" come from?
"genauen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "genauen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gewollt#6,070Hintern#6,073fliehen#6,060feierte#6,058

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

fünfte9 variantsNotfall9 variantsBecken9 variantsPapiere9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list