Génova
The verdict
“Génova” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #19,755 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #19,755
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: Ciudad de Italia y el puerto príncipal del país.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Génova |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈxenoβ̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #19,755 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Génova” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Génova is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈxenoβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,755 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ciudad de Italia y el puerto príncipal del país.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Génova, with forms such as "ggénova", "gnéova", and "génnova". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Gerona", "genovés", "genoma", 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 Génova, spelled G-É-N-O-V-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Ciudad de Italia y el puerto príncipal del país.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ggénova,gnéova,génnova,génoav,génoba,génovva,génvoa,géonva,égnova
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Génova — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "Génova"
Frequency rank: #19,755 in Spanish
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Using “Génova”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-É-N-O-V-A — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈxenoβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Gerona” — see the side-by-side comparison. Génova vs Gerona
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Nearby Spanish words
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