# genus vs Gus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Gus
*name · IPA /ɡʌs/ · frequency rank #12,251*
A diminutive of the male given name Augustus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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