sui generis
[ˈswi ˈʃeneɾis]
The verdict
“sui generis” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De su propio género.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sui generis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈswi ˈʃeneɾis] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sui generis” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for sui generis is 11 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈswi ˈʃeneɾis]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "De su propio género.".
sui generis has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is sui generis, spelled S-U-I- -G-E-N-E-R-I-S.
Definition
- 1De su propio género.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “sui generis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-U-I- -G-E-N-E-R-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈswi ˈʃeneɾis] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.