genuine

[ɡenuˈiːnə]

/[ɡenuˈiːnə]/ adj

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The verdict

“genuine” is an uncommon German word, ranked #99,868 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#99,868
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs genuin

Key facts for genuine
PropertyValue
Headwordgenuine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡenuˈiːnə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,868
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “genuine” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). genuine lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for genuine is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡenuˈiːnə]. Corpus data places it at rank #99,868 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for genuine, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is genuine, spelled G-E-N-U-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs genuin
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs genuin
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs genuin
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs genuin
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs genuin
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs genuin
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs genuin
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs genuin
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs genuin

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 "genuine"?
"genuine" is spelled G-E-N-U-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡenuˈiːnə].
What does "genuine" mean?
As an adjective, "genuine" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs genuin
How do you pronounce "genuine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "genuine" is [ɡenuˈiːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "genuine" come from?
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Using “genuine”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-N-U-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡenuˈiːnə] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list