# gent vs genus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gent
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒɛnt/ · frequency rank #23,841*
A gentleman.

### genus
*noun · IPA /ˈdʒiːnəs/ · frequency rank #10,701*
A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.

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