Genuss
German, noun/ɡəˈnʊs/
Genuss is spelled G-E-N-U-S-S (6 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,360th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Genuss is a German masculine noun meaning “enjoyment, pleasure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Aufnahme von Ess-, Rauch- oder Trinkbarem”.
What does Genuss mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineenjoyment, pleasure
- 2
masculineconsumption (of food, drink)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Aufnahme von Ess-, Rauch- oder Trinkbarem 2. Wahrnehmung von Dingen, die als schön empfunden werden 3. Freude, Wohlbefinden, die bei ^([1], [2]) entstehen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Genuss
- Genusses genitive
- Genüsse plural
- Genusse dative singular
- Genüssen dative definite plural
- Genuß alternative dated
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Genuss?
- /ɡəˈnʊs/
- [ɡəˈnʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Genuss
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Genuss in German?
Genuss appears 14 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).