gendervsgenereWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: gender is a noun, genere is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gender” is a noun and “genere” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,775
“gender” frequency rank
#16,595
“genere” frequency rank
56370
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gender genere
Definition Género (conjunto de atributos socioculturales asignados a las personas a partir del sexo biológico). Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de generar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gender and genere apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
gender
6 ch
genere

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gender is /ˈd͡ʒɛn.də/ while genere is [xeˈneɾe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gender is recorded at frequency rank #39,775, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛn.də/. genere is at rank #16,595, tagged as averb, pronounced [xeˈneɾe].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 56370, this pair ranks #74,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gender vs genere

Shared letters: egnr. Private to "gender": d. Private to "genere": -.

"gender" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "genere" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • genderegnder · gedner · gendder · genderr · gendre · genedr · gennder · ggender
  • genereegnere · geenre · geneer · generre · gennere · genree · ggenere · gneere

Frequency comparison

gender#39,775
genere#16,595

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gender" and "genere" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gender" is a noun and "genere" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gender" or "genere"?
"genere" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,595 in our Spanish list, against #39,775 for "gender". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering gender vs genere

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “gender”; for a verb, it's “genere”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gender” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list