généreux

\ʒe.ne.ʁø\

/\ʒe.ne.ʁø\/ adj

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The verdict

“généreux” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,459. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,459
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est de nature élevée, noble.

Corpus desk

Index FR-genereux · généreux · French

généreux · rank #5,459 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,459
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH goûts

Nearest frequency peer: goûts (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « généreux »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « généreux » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

généreux vs générer
75% similar
généreux vs générée
63% similar
généreux vs généraux
88% similar

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

Key facts for généreux
PropertyValue
Headwordgénéreux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʒe.ne.ʁø\
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,459
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « généreux »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.généreuxse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « goûts » (#5,458), « géographie » (#5,460), « gendarmerie » (#5,457). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « généreux » est au #5,459. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around généreux (IPA \ʒe.ne.ʁø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,459 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for généreux, with forms such as "genereux", "ggénéreux", and "gnééreux". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "générer", "générée", "généraux", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is généreux, spelled G-É-N-É-R-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est de nature élevée, noble.
  2. 2
    Qui est l’indice d’une âme généreuse ; qui part d’une âme généreuse.
  3. 3
    Qui est porté à donner plus qu’il n’est tenu de donner, ou à recevoir moins que ce qu’il a le droit de réclamer.
  4. 4
    Qui produit beaucoup.
  5. 5
    Qui a du corps et qui réconforte.
  6. 6
    Qui est de bonne race, de race noble, qui a le sens de l’honneur. On ne retrouve plus cette acception que dans les expressions poétiques :
  7. 7
    Présent en grandes quantités ; volumineux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how généreux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Se montrer généreux.
  2. Âme généreuse.

Synonyms

abondantampleboncopieuxnoble

Antonyms

avareégoïstemesquinradin

This word in other languages

generous(English)abundante(Español)freigebig(Deutsch)liberal(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • genereux
  • ggénéreux
  • gnééreux
  • génnéreux
  • génréeux
  • généerux
  • généreuxx
  • générexu
  • générreux
  • généruex
  • géénreux
  • égnéreux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of généreux - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

genereux2ggénéreux1gnééreux2génnéreux1génréeux2généerux2généreuxx1générexu2
Edit distance from "généreux"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "généreux"?
"généreux" is spelled G-É-N-É-R-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒe.ne.ʁø\.
What does "généreux" mean?
As an adjective, "généreux" means: Qui est de nature élevée, noble.
What words are commonly confused with "généreux"?
"généreux" is commonly confused with "générer", "générée", "généraux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "généreux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "généreux" is \ʒe.ne.ʁø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "généreux" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

espérant#5,452disposer#5,444produite#5,487provient#5,489

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

effectifs12 variantscommerces12 variantsclément12 variantsrapproche12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list