genesen

/[ɡəˈneːzn̩]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,678

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

genesen is aGermanverb. It means: wieder gesund werden Pronounced [ɡəˈneːzn̩]. Often confused with gesehen and gewesen.

Key facts for genesen
PropertyValue
Headwordgenesen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈneːzn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,678
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of genesen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for genesen is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈneːzn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,678 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "wieder gesund werden".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for genesen, with forms such as "egnesen", "geensen", and "geneesn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "gesehen", "gewesen", "genügen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is genesen, spelled G-E-N-E-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    wieder gesund werden

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egnesen,geensen,geneesn,genesenn,genesne,genessen,gennesen,genseen,ggenesen,gneesen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for genesen

Misspelling Variants of "genesen"

egnesen7geensen7geneesn7genesenn8genesne7genessen8gennesen8genseen7
Misspelling Variants of "genesen"

Frequency rank: #28,678 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "genesen"?
"genesen" is spelled G-E-N-E-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈneːzn̩].
What does "genesen" mean?
As a verb, "genesen" means: wieder gesund werden
What words are commonly confused with "genesen"?
"genesen" is commonly confused with "gesehen", "gewesen", "genügen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "genesen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "genesen" is [ɡəˈneːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "genesen" come from?
"genesen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.