žánr

[ˈʒaːnr̩]

/[ˈʒaːnr̩]/ noun

The verdict

“žánr” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Art künstlerischer Werke mit bestimmten gemeinsamen Merkmalen; Genre, Gattung

Corpus desk

Index DE-zanr · žánr · German

žánr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Ž" 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.

Key facts for žánr
PropertyValue
Headwordžánr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʒaːnr̩]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „žánr“ im Deutschen

žánrsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

žánr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʒaːnr̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Art künstlerischer Werke mit bestimmten gemeinsamen Merkmalen; Genre, Gattung".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for žánr, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is žánr, spelled Ž-Á-N-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Art künstlerischer Werke mit bestimmten gemeinsamen Merkmalen; Genre, Gattung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Legenda je epický literární žánr popisující život a mučednickou smrt světců, ta je často doprovázena nadpřirozenými událostmi.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "žánr"?
"žánr" is spelled Ž-Á-N-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʒaːnr̩].
What does "žánr" mean?
As a noun, "žánr" means: Art künstlerischer Werke mit bestimmten gemeinsamen Merkmalen; Genre, Gattung
How do you pronounce "žánr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "žánr" is [ˈʒaːnr̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "žánr" come from?
"žánr" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list