generische

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

[ɡeˈneːʁɪʃə]

/[ɡeˈneːʁɪʃə]/ adj

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

The verdict

“generische” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,713. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,713
frequency rank, German: 54,401
“G” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

generische vs genetisch

80% similar

generische vs genetische

90% similar

generische vs genetischen

82% similar

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

Key facts for generische
Property	Value
Headword	generische
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɡeˈneːʁɪʃə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#49,713
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “generische” 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). generische lands here:

#49,713

#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 14 spelling variants around generische (IPA [ɡeˈneːʁɪʃə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,713 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for generische, with forms such as "egnerische", "geenrische", and "geneirsche". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "genetisch", "genetische", "genetischen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is generische, spelled G-E-N-E-R-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egnerische,geenrische,geneirsche,genericshe,generiscche,generisceh,generischhe,generishce,generissche,generrische,genersiche,gennerische,genreische,gneerische

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of generische - 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 "generische"

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 "generische"?

"generische" is spelled G-E-N-E-R-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡeˈneːʁɪʃə].

What does "generische" mean?

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

What words are commonly confused with "generische"?

"generische" is commonly confused with "genetisch", "genetische", "genetischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "generische"?

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

What language does "generische" come from?

"generische" 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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Using “generische”

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

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

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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.