genérico

[xeˈneɾiko]

/[xeˈneɾiko]/ adj

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The verdict

“genérico” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,921. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,921
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a todas las cosas de un mismo género o clase, y no a ninguna de ellas en particular

Corpus desk

Index ES-generico · genérico · Spanish

genérico · rank #13,921 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,921
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gatito

Nearest frequency peer: gatito (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “genérico”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “genérico” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

genérico vs género
50% similar
genérico vs genética
75% similar
genérico vs generoso
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “genérico”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).genéricocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “gatito” (#13,920), “geográficas” (#13,922), “gastan” (#13,919). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “genérico” va en #13,921. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around genérico (IPA [xeˈneɾiko]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,921 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for genérico, with forms such as "egnérico", "gennérico", and "genréico". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is genérico, spelled G-E-N-É-R-I-C-O.

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

Synonyms

comúngeneral

Antonyms

específicoindividual

This word in other languages

generic(English)générique(Français)allgemein(Deutsch)genérico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egnérico
  • gennérico
  • genréico
  • genéirco
  • genércio
  • genéricco
  • genérioc
  • genérrico
  • geénrico
  • ggenérico
  • gneérico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of genérico - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egnérico2gennérico1genréico2genéirco2genércio2genéricco1genérioc2genérrico1
Edit distance from "genérico"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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 adjective, "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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "genérico", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fármacos#13,918fuéramos#13,917Hernando#13,925jesuitas#13,941

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

history11 variantsjacinto11 variantsempezará11 variantselegimos11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list