genauer

/[ɡəˈnaʊ̯ɐ]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,766

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

genauer is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs genau Pronounced [ɡəˈnaʊ̯ɐ]. It ranks #2,766 in German word frequency. Often confused with gender and Genfer.

Key facts for genauer
PropertyValue
Headwordgenauer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ɡəˈnaʊ̯ɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,766
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of genauer in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for genauer is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈnaʊ̯ɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,766 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for genauer, with forms such as "egnauer", "geanuer", and "genaeur". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gender", "Genfer", "grauer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is genauer, spelled G-E-N-A-U-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs genau
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Positiv Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs genau

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egnauer,geanuer,genaeur,genauerr,genaure,gennauer,genuaer,ggenauer,gneauer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for genauer

Misspelling Variants of "genauer"

egnauer7geanuer7genaeur7genauerr8genaure7gennauer8genuaer7ggenauer8
Misspelling Variants of "genauer"

Frequency rank: #2,766 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "genauer"?
"genauer" is spelled G-E-N-A-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈnaʊ̯ɐ].
What does "genauer" mean?
As an adj, "genauer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs genau
What words are commonly confused with "genauer"?
"genauer" is commonly confused with "gender", "Genfer", "grauer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "genauer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "genauer" is [ɡəˈnaʊ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "genauer" come from?
"genauer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.