Genick

/[ɡəˈnɪk]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,146

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Genick is aGermannoun. It means: hinterer Bereich des Halses, die Halswirbelsäule Pronounced [ɡəˈnɪk]. Often confused with Gepäck and Genies.

Key facts for Genick
PropertyValue
HeadwordGenick
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈnɪk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,146
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Genick is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈnɪk]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,146 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "hinterer Bereich des Halses, die Halswirbelsäule".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Genick, with forms such as "egnick", "geinck", and "gencik". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Gepäck", "Genies", "genial", 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 Genick, spelled G-E-N-I-C-K, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    hinterer Bereich des Halses, die Halswirbelsäule

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egnick,geinck,gencik,genicck,genickk,genikc,gennick,ggenick,gneick

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Genick

Misspelling Variants of "Genick"

egnick6geinck6gencik6genicck7genickk7genikc6gennick7ggenick7
Misspelling Variants of "Genick"

Frequency rank: #25,146 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Genick"?
"Genick" is spelled G-E-N-I-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈnɪk].
What does "Genick" mean?
As a noun, "Genick" means: hinterer Bereich des Halses, die Halswirbelsäule
What words are commonly confused with "Genick"?
"Genick" is commonly confused with "Gepäck", "Genies", "genial". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Genick"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Genick" is [ɡəˈnɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Genick" come from?
"Genick" 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.