Genugtuung
[ɡəˈnuːkˌtuːʊŋ]
The verdict
“Genugtuung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #21,618 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #21,618
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Gefühl, das Richtige und Notwendige getan zu haben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Genugtuung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈnuːkˌtuːʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #21,618 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Genugtuung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Genugtuung is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈnuːkˌtuːʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,618 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 generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Genugtuung, with forms such as "egnugtuung", "gengutuung", and "gennugtuung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Genugtuung, spelled G-E-N-U-G-T-U-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1das Gefühl, das Richtige und Notwendige getan zu haben
- 2Maßnahme, um einen materiellen oder immateriellen Schaden auszugleichen
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egnugtuung,gengutuung,gennugtuung,genuggtuung,genugttuung,genugtung,genugtunug,genugtuugn,genugtuungg,genugtuunng,genugutung,genutguung,geungtuung,ggenugtuung,gneugtuung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Genugtuung - 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.
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.
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Using “Genugtuung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-N-U-G-T-U-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈnuːkˌtuːʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.