Generators

[ɡenəˈʁaːtoːɐ̯s]

/[ɡenəˈʁaːtoːɐ̯s]/ noun

The verdict

“Generators” is uncommon German (frequency #74,615 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,615
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Generator

Corpus desk

Index DE-generators · Generators · German

Generators · rank #74,615 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,615
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Generalstabes

Nearest frequency peer: Generalstabes (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Generators”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Generators” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Generators
PropertyValue
HeadwordGenerators
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡenəˈʁaːtoːɐ̯s]
Letters10
Frequency rank#74,615
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Generators” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Generatorsliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Generalstabes“ (#74,614), „Geretsried“ (#74,617), „Gemüsesorten“ (#74,612). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Generators is uncommon German at frequency #74,615 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡenəˈʁaːtoːɐ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Generator".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Generators, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Generators, spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-T-O-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Generator

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 "Generators"?
"Generators" is spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-T-O-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡenəˈʁaːtoːɐ̯s].
What does "Generators" mean?
As a noun, "Generators" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Generator
How do you pronounce "Generators"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Generators" is [ɡenəˈʁaːtoːɐ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Generators" come from?
"Generators" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list