Genosse

[ɡəˈnɔsə]

/[ɡəˈnɔsə]/ noun

The verdict

“Genosse” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,499. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,499
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der eine andere Person durch bestimmte Lebensbereiche oder Unternehmungen begleitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-genosse · Genosse · German

Genosse · rank #12,499 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,499
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gemischten

Nearest frequency peer: gemischten (-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 „Genosse“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Genosse“ 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).

Genosse vs Grosse
71% similar
Genosse vs Genuss
71% similar
Genosse vs Getöse
57% similar

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

Key facts for Genosse
PropertyValue
HeadwordGenosse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈnɔsə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,499
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Genosse“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Genosseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gemischten“ (#12,498), „gerückt“ (#12,500), „gemeinnützige“ (#12,497). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Genosse“ bei #12,499. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Genosse (IPA [ɡəˈnɔsə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,499 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Genosse, with forms such as "egnosse", "gennosse", and "genose". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Grosse", "Genuss", "Getöse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Genosse, spelled G-E-N-O-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der eine andere Person durch bestimmte Lebensbereiche oder Unternehmungen begleitet
  2. 2
    parteioffizielle Anrede und Bezeichnung in politisch links orientierten Parteien, Vereinen, Gruppierungen und so weiter; in Österreich im parlamentarischen Gebrauch für Abgeordnete aller Parteien, wenn bei Anträgen nicht alle Namen genannt werden
  3. 3
    bis 1990 offizielle Anrede in der NVA, der Volkspolizei, des MfS und Ähnlichem in der ehemaligen DDR
  4. 4
    offizielle Anrede in einigen realsozialistischen (ehemalige Sowjetunion, Bulgarien unter anderem) sowie anderen sozialistischen Staaten (China) und in deren bewaffneten Organen
  5. 5
    Mitglied einer Genossenschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Genossen tagen nebenan.
  2. „Antrag der Abgeordneten Anna Elisabeth Aumayr und Genossen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesgesetz über das Inverkehrbringen von Zier-, Gemüse- und Obstarten (Pflanzgutgesetz 1997), BGBl. I Nr. 73/1997, geändert wird (833/A)“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egnosse
  • gennosse
  • genose
  • genoses
  • genoße
  • gensose
  • geonsse
  • ggenosse
  • gneosse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Genosse - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egnosse2gennosse1genose1genoses2genoße2gensose2geonsse2ggenosse1
Edit distance from "Genosse"

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 "Genosse"?
"Genosse" is spelled G-E-N-O-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈnɔsə].
What does "Genosse" mean?
As a noun, "Genosse" means: jemand, der eine andere Person durch bestimmte Lebensbereiche oder Unternehmungen begleitet
What words are commonly confused with "Genosse"?
"Genosse" is commonly confused with "Grosse", "Genuss", "Getöse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Genosse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Genosse" is [ɡəˈnɔsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Genosse" come from?
"Genosse" 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 "Genosse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list