Genussspecht
[ɡəˈnʊsˌʃpɛçt]
The verdict
“Genussspecht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der etwas kenntnisreich genießt, insbesondere gerne gut isst und trinkt
Corpus desk
Index DE-genussspecht · Genussspecht · German
Genussspecht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Genussspecht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈnʊsˌʃpɛçt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Genussspecht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Genussspecht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈnʊsˌʃpɛçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der etwas kenntnisreich genießt, insbesondere gerne gut isst und trinkt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Genussspecht, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Genussspecht, spelled G-E-N-U-S-S-S-P-E-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1jemand, der etwas kenntnisreich genießt, insbesondere gerne gut isst und trinkt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Genussspecht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zufriedene Gäste in der vollen Gaststube wurden zum Markenzeichen für den Kasbachhof, der jeden Genussspecht zu überzeugen wusste.“
„Und dass am Wendepunkt der Runde eine Einkehr steht, wird keinen Genussspecht stören.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.