genérico

/[xeˈneɾiko]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,921

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

genérico is anSpanishadj. It means: Que pertenece o concierne a todas las cosas de un mismo género o clase, y no a ninguna de ellas en particular Pronounced [xeˈneɾiko]. Often confused with género and genética.

Key facts for genérico
PropertyValue
Headwordgenérico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[xeˈneɾiko]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,921
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of genérico in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for genérico is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xeˈneɾiko]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,921 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for genérico, with forms such as "egnérico", "gennérico", and "genréico". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "género", "genética", "generoso", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is genérico, spelled G-E-N-É-R-I-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a todas las cosas de un mismo género o clase, y no a ninguna de ellas en particular
  2. 2
    Que pertenece o concierne al género gramatical
  3. 3
    Dicho de una mercancía, en especial de un medicamento, que no se distingue por una marca en particular, sino sólo por su formulación o características
  4. 4
    Que pertenece o concierne a los géneros taxonómicos

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egnérico,gennérico,genréico,genéirco,genércio,genéricco,genérioc,genérrico,geénrico,ggenérico,gneérico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for genérico

Misspelling Variants of "genérico"

egnérico8gennérico9genréico8genéirco8genércio8genéricco9genérioc8genérrico9
Misspelling Variants of "genérico"

Frequency rank: #13,921 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "genérico"?
"genérico" is spelled G-E-N-É-R-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [xeˈneɾiko].
What does "genérico" mean?
As an adj, "genérico" means: Que pertenece o concierne a todas las cosas de un mismo género o clase, y no a ninguna de ellas en particular
What words are commonly confused with "genérico"?
"genérico" is commonly confused with "género", "genética", "generoso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "genérico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "genérico" is [xeˈneɾiko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "genérico" come from?
"genérico" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.