genesen

[ɡəˈneːzn̩]

/[ɡəˈneːzn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“genesen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,678. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,678
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wieder gesund werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-genesen · genesen · German

genesen · rank #28,678 · 10 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,678
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gelbes

Nearest frequency peer: Gelbes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „genesen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „genesen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

genesen vs gesehen
71% similar
genesen vs gewesen
86% similar
genesen vs genügen
71% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „genesen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).genesenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gelbes“ (#28,677), „gent“ (#28,679), „gekühlt“ (#28,676). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „genesen“ bei #28,678. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around genesen (IPA [ɡəˈneːzn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,678 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "wieder gesund werden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for genesen, with forms such as "egnesen", "geensen", and "geneesn". 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 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is genesen, spelled G-E-N-E-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    wieder gesund werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nachdem er von seiner Krankheit genesen war, konnte er sich wieder dem Turnen widmen.
  2. Sie genas nach der erfolgreichen Operation sehr schnell.

Synonyms

gesundenerholen

Antonyms

erkranken

This word in other languages

recover(English)curarse(Español)guérir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egnesen
  • geensen
  • geneesn
  • genesenn
  • genesne
  • genessen
  • gennesen
  • genseen
  • ggenesen
  • gneesen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egnesen2geensen2geneesn2genesenn1genesne2genessen1gennesen1genseen2
Edit distance from "genesen"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "genesen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gekühlt#28,676Gehirne#28,674gebetet#28,668gottlob#28,691

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

gekommene10 variantsFrancs10 variantserbeten10 variantslachst10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list