génius
[ˈɡɛːnijʊs]
The verdict
“génius” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mensch mit herausragender kreativer Begabung
Corpus desk
Index DE-genius · génius · German
génius · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | génius |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɛːnijʊs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „génius“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
génius is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɛːnijʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for génius in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is génius, spelled G-É-N-I-U-S.
Definition
- 1Mensch mit herausragender kreativer Begabung
- 2sehr hohes schöpferisches Talent
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how génius appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Šestnásťročný génius vyriešil hádanku Isaaca Newtona.
Ona má génia.
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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.