generelle

Name: generelle, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɡenəˈʁɛlə]

/[ɡenəˈʁɛlə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“generelle” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,924. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,924
frequency rank, German: 54,401
“G” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

generelle vs generellen

90% similar

generelle vs generelles

90% similar

generelle vs generell

89% similar

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

Key facts for generelle
Property	Value
Headword	generelle
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɡenəˈʁɛlə]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#12,924
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “generelle” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). generelle lands here:

#12,924

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around generelle (IPA [ɡenəˈʁɛlə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,924 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for generelle, with forms such as "egnerelle", "geenrelle", and "geneerlle". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "generellen", "generelles", "generell", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is generelle, spelled G-E-N-E-R-E-L-L-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

egnerelle
geenrelle
geneerlle
generele
generelel
generlele
generrelle
gennerelle
genreelle
ggenerelle
gneerelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "generelle"

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 "generelle"?

"generelle" is spelled G-E-N-E-R-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡenəˈʁɛlə].

What does "generelle" mean?

As an adjective, "generelle" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs generell

What words are commonly confused with "generelle"?

"generelle" is commonly confused with "generellen", "generelles", "generell". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "generelle"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "generelle" is [ɡenəˈʁɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "generelle" come from?

"generelle" 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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Using “generelle”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is G-E-N-E-R-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɡenəˈʁɛlə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “generellen” - see the side-by-side comparison. generelle vs generellen
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.