genauso

[ɡəˈnaʊ̯zoː]

/[ɡəˈnaʊ̯zoː]/ adv

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The verdict

“genauso” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #951. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#951
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf die gleiche Weise, im gleichen Ausmaß

Corpus desk

Index DE-genauso · genauso · German

genauso · rank #951 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #951
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH fehlt

Nearest frequency peer: fehlt (-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 „genauso“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „genauso“ 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).

genauso vs Genus
57% similar
genauso vs Genuss
57% similar
genauso vs genau
71% similar

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

Key facts for genauso
PropertyValue
Headwordgenauso
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ɡəˈnaʊ̯zoː]
Letters7
Frequency rank#951
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „genauso“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).genausoliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „fehlt“ (#950), „facebook“ (#949), „Hans“ (#953). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „genauso“ bei #951. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around genauso (IPA [ɡəˈnaʊ̯zoː]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #951 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "auf die gleiche Weise, im gleichen Ausmaß".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for genauso, with forms such as "egnauso", "geanuso", and "genasuo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Genus", "Genuss", "genau", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is genauso, spelled G-E-N-A-U-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf die gleiche Weise, im gleichen Ausmaß

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how genauso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wir sind wegen des Unwetters genauso schockiert wie ihr.
  2. „[…] in Wirklichkeit gab es [Anmerkung: in den Niederlanden] genauso viele Widerstandskämpfer wie Kollaborateure, nämlich vier Prozent.“

Synonyms

auchebensogeradesogleichermaßenitem

Antonyms

anders

This word in other languages

as well(English)coincidir(Español)de même(Français)tão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egnauso
  • geanuso
  • genasuo
  • genauos
  • genausso
  • gennauso
  • genuaso
  • ggenauso
  • gneauso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of genauso - 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.

egnauso2geanuso2genasuo2genauos2genausso1gennauso1genuaso2ggenauso1
Edit distance from "genauso"

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 "genauso"?
"genauso" is spelled G-E-N-A-U-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈnaʊ̯zoː].
What does "genauso" mean?
As an adverb, "genauso" means: auf die gleiche Weise, im gleichen Ausmaß
What words are commonly confused with "genauso"?
"genauso" is commonly confused with "Genus", "Genuss", "genau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "genauso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "genauso" is [ɡəˈnaʊ̯zoː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "genauso" come from?
"genauso" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

alleine#946schauen#958stimmen#960beginnt#962

Similar misspelling depth

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

zuerst9 variantsPunkte9 variantsdritten9 variantsKunden9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list