generös

[ɡenəˈʁøːs]

/[ɡenəˈʁøːs]/ adj

The verdict

“generös” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - großzügig

Corpus desk

Index DE-generos · generös · German

generös · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for generös
PropertyValue
Headwordgenerös
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡenəˈʁøːs]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „generös“ im Deutschen

generössitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

generös is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡenəˈʁøːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "großzügig".

generös has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is generös, spelled G-E-N-E-R-Ö-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    großzügig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er erwies sich mal wieder als sehr generös.
  2. „Was die technische Seite betrifft, so bereitete dies den Konstrukteuren und Ingenieuren nicht sonderlich Kopfschmerzen […] Relevanter war da schon der finanzielle Aspekt. Hier zeigte sich Saudi-Arabien generös, […]“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "generös"?
"generös" is spelled G-E-N-E-R-Ö-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡenəˈʁøːs].
What does "generös" mean?
As an adjective, "generös" means: großzügig
How do you pronounce "generös"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "generös" is [ɡenəˈʁøːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "generös" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list