Genom

[ɡeˈnoːm]

/[ɡeˈnoːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Genom” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,377. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,377
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Gesamtheit der verschiedenen, nichtredundanten DNA-Sequenzen (bei manchen Viren auch RNA-Sequenzen) eines Organismus oder Zellorganells

Corpus desk

Index DE-genom · Genom · German

Genom · rank #39,377 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,377
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gemma

Nearest frequency peer: Gemma (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Genom“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Genom“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Genom vs gent
40% similar
Genom vs gens
40% similar
Genom vs gero
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Genom“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Genomliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gemma“ (#39,376), „genommene“ (#39,378), „Geldbetrag“ (#39,375). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Genom“ bei #39,377. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Genom (IPA [ɡeˈnoːm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,377 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Genom, with forms such as "egnom", "genmo", and "gennom". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Genom, spelled G-E-N-O-M.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Genom appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Über 13 Jahre hat man das Genom des Menschen untersucht und entschlüsselt.
  2. Die Methode, die die Forscher angewendet haben, hat die Bezeichnung CRISPR. Damit können komplexe Genome verändert werden. Über die Gene des Embryos kann in das Erbgut sämtlicher Körperzellen eingegriffen werden.

This word in other languages

genome(English)genoma(Español)génome(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egnom
  • genmo
  • gennom
  • genomm
  • geonm
  • ggenom
  • gneom

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Genom - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egnom2genmo2gennom1genomm1geonm2ggenom1gneom2
Edit distance from "Genom"

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 "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Genom", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gemma#39,376glüht#39,396Greis#39,401Flöhe#39,346

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Guben7 variantsEsche7 variantsHoodie7 variantsdoors7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list