Generikum
German, noun/ɡeˈneːʁikʊm/
Generikum is spelled G-E-N-E-R-I-K-U-M (9 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 179,801st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Generikum is a German neuter noun meaning “generic medication” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Präparat mit gleicher Zusammensetzung wie ein Markenpräparat, aber unter anderem Namen”.
What does Generikum mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutergeneric medication
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Präparat mit gleicher Zusammensetzung wie ein Markenpräparat, aber unter anderem Namen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Generikum
- Generikums genitive
- Generika plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Generikum?
- /ɡeˈneːʁikʊm/
- [ɡeˈneːʁikʊm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Generikum in German?
Generikum appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).