Genom

/[ɡeˈnoːm]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,377

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

Genom is aGermannoun. It means: die Gesamtheit der verschiedenen, nichtredundanten DNA-Sequenzen (bei manchen Viren auch RNA-Sequenzen) eines Organismus oder Zellorganells Pronounced [ɡeˈnoːm]. Often confused with gent and gens.

Key facts for Genom
PropertyValue
HeadwordGenom
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡeˈnoːm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,377
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Genom is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡeˈnoːm]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,377 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Genom, with forms such as "egnom", "genmo", and "gennom". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "gent", "gens", "gero", 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 Genom, spelled G-E-N-O-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Gesamtheit der verschiedenen, nichtredundanten DNA-Sequenzen (bei manchen Viren auch RNA-Sequenzen) eines Organismus oder Zellorganells
  2. 2
    die Gesamtheit der Gene eines Organismus oder Zellorganells

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egnom,genmo,gennom,genomm,geonm,ggenom,gneom

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Genom

Misspelling Variants of "Genom"

egnom5genmo5gennom6genomm6geonm5ggenom6gneom5
Misspelling Variants of "Genom"

Frequency rank: #39,377 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Genom"?
"Genom" is spelled G-E-N-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡeˈnoːm].
What does "Genom" mean?
As a noun, "Genom" means: die Gesamtheit der verschiedenen, nichtredundanten DNA-Sequenzen (bei manchen Viren auch RNA-Sequenzen) eines Organismus oder Zellorganells
What words are commonly confused with "Genom"?
"Genom" is commonly confused with "gent", "gens", "gero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Genom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Genom" is [ɡeˈnoːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Genom" come from?
"Genom" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter G in our German index:

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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.