Genfer Schule
[ˈɡɛnfɐ ˈʃuːlə]
The verdict
“Genfer Schule” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Linguistenschule in Genf zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts, deren Hauptvertreter Ferdinand de Saussure war
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Genfer Schule |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɛnfɐ ˈʃuːlə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Genfer Schule” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Genfer Schule is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡɛnfɐ ˈʃuːlə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Linguistenschule in Genf zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts, deren Hauptvertreter Ferdinand de Saussure war".
No misspelling variants are generated for Genfer Schule in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Genfer Schule, spelled G-E-N-F-E-R- -S-C-H-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Linguistenschule in Genf zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts, deren Hauptvertreter Ferdinand de Saussure war
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.
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Using “Genfer Schule”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-N-F-E-R- -S-C-H-U-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡɛnfɐ ˈʃuːlə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.