genießen
[ɡəˈniːsn̩]
The verdict
“genießen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine zumeist angenehm schmeckende Speise oder Getränk zu sich nehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-genie-en · genießen · German
genießen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | genießen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɡəˈniːsn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „genießen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
genießen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡəˈniːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for genießen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is genießen, spelled G-E-N-I-E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine zumeist angenehm schmeckende Speise oder Getränk zu sich nehmen
- 2Genuss, Freude, Lust an, bei oder für etwas empfinden
- 3behaglich, freudig auf sich wirken lassen
- 4etwas erleben, erfahren, erhalten; an etwas teilhabend sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how genießen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie genießt das Essen.
Nach einem langen Arbeitstag genießt sie ein wohltuendes, warmes Bad.
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.