Gennaker
[ˈɡənakɐ]
The verdict
“Gennaker” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - ein großes asymmetrisches Vorsegel, welches von Halbwind- bis Raumschotkursen gefahren wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-gennaker · Gennaker · German
Gennaker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Gennaker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡənakɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gennaker“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gennaker is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡənakɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein großes asymmetrisches Vorsegel, welches von Halbwind- bis Raumschotkursen gefahren wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for Gennaker in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gennaker, spelled G-E-N-N-A-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein großes asymmetrisches Vorsegel, welches von Halbwind- bis Raumschotkursen gefahren wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gennaker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Damit Gennaker oder Spi ohne Wuhling aus dem Sack kommen, müssen sie richtig vorbereitet werden.“
„»Das Kreuzen vor dem Wind mit dem Gennaker, da habt ihr gegen die Spiboote keine Chance….«“
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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.