# genera vs genre

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### genera
*noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹə/ · frequency rank #17,368*
plural of genus

### genre
*noun · IPA /ˈ(d)ʒɑnɹə/ · frequency rank #5,418*
A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genera-vs-genre