genuin

[ɡenuˈiːn]

/[ɡenuˈiːn]/ adj

The verdict

“genuin” is uncommon German (frequency #55,353 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,353
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht durch andere Krankheiten hervorgerufen; angeboren

Corpus desk

Index DE-genuin · genuin · German

genuin · rank #55,353 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,353
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gelauscht

Nearest frequency peer: gelauscht (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „genuin“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „genuin“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for genuin
PropertyValue
Headwordgenuin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡenuˈiːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,353
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „genuin“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).genuinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gelauscht“ (#55,351), „Georgetown“ (#55,355), „Geisenheim“ (#55,350). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „genuin“ bei #55,353. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

genuin is uncommon German at frequency #55,353 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡenuˈiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for genuin, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is genuin, spelled G-E-N-U-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht durch andere Krankheiten hervorgerufen; angeboren
  2. 2
    ursprünglich, original, echt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir unterscheiden die echte, idiopathische oder genuine Epilepsie von Krankheitsfällen, in denen epileptische Zustände als gelegentliche Symptome anderer Grundkrankheiten (eines Hirntumors, einer Paralyse, einer Urämie usw.) oder als Folgen vorübergehender einmaliger Hirnschädigungen (Verletzungen, Vergiftungen u. dgl.) beobachtet werden.
  2. Mittlerweile treten genuine, also nicht importierte, Masernerkrankungen in den Staaten Nord- und Südamerikas mit Einschluss der Karibik kaum noch auf.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "genuin"?
"genuin" is spelled G-E-N-U-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡenuˈiːn].
What does "genuin" mean?
As an adjective, "genuin" means: nicht durch andere Krankheiten hervorgerufen; angeboren
How do you pronounce "genuin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "genuin" is [ɡenuˈiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "genuin" come from?
"genuin" 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 "genuin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list