# genre

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈ(d)ʒɑnɹə/ · frequency rank #5,418

## Definitions
1. A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French genre, from Old French gen(d)re, borrowed from Latin genere. Doublet of gender and genus.

## Easily confused with
- **ger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-ger)
- **GRE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-gre)
- **gone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-gone)
- **gore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-gore)
- **germ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-germ)
- **gent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-gent)
- **gens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-gens)
- **GERD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-gerd)
- **Geri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-geri)
- **gert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-gert)
- **Gere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-gere)
- **genus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-genus)
- **Gerry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-gerry)
- **glare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-glare)
- **gents** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-gents)
- **Georg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-georg)
- **George** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-george)
- **gentle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-gentle)
- **gentry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genre-vs-gentry)
- **gee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gee-vs-genre)

## Common misspellings (7)
`egnre`, `gener`, `gennre`, `genrre`, `gerne`, `ggenre`, `gnere`

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