genieren

[ʒeˈniːʁən]

/[ʒeˈniːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“genieren” is uncommon German (frequency #97,043 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,043
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Situation, die man selbst beeinflusst hat, als unangenehm empfinden und sich deshalb in ihr unwohl fühlen

Key facts for genieren
PropertyValue
Headwordgenieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʒeˈniːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#97,043
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “genieren” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). genieren lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

genieren is uncommon German at frequency #97,043 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʒeˈniːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for genieren, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is genieren, spelled G-E-N-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Situation, die man selbst beeinflusst hat, als unangenehm empfinden und sich deshalb in ihr unwohl fühlen
  2. 2
    jemand anderen auf unangenehme Weise belästigen

Synonyms

schämenbelästigen

This word in other languages

bother(English)avergonzarse(Español)gêner(Français)

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 "genieren"?
"genieren" is spelled G-E-N-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʒeˈniːʁən].
What does "genieren" mean?
As a verb, "genieren" means: eine Situation, die man selbst beeinflusst hat, als unangenehm empfinden und sich deshalb in ihr unwohl fühlen
How do you pronounce "genieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "genieren" is [ʒeˈniːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "genieren" come from?
"genieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “genieren”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-N-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʒeˈniːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list