gênez

\ʒe.ne\

/\ʒe.ne\/ verb

The verdict

“gênez” is uncommon French (frequency #68,329 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,329
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de gêner.

Corpus desk

Index FR-genez · gênez · French

gênez · rank #68,329 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,329
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH géodésiques

Nearest frequency peer: géodésiques (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « gênez »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « gênez » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gênez
PropertyValue
Headwordgênez
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʒe.ne\
Letters5
Frequency rank#68,329
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gênez » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.gêneztombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « géodésiques » (#68,328), « Gómez » (#68,330), « gâtées » (#68,327). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gênez » est au #68,329. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gênez is uncommon French at frequency #68,329 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ʒe.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for gênez in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is gênez, spelled G-Ê-N-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de gêner.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif de gêner.

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 "gênez"?
"gênez" is spelled G-Ê-N-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒe.ne\.
What does "gênez" mean?
As a verb, "gênez" means: Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de gêner.
How do you pronounce "gênez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gênez" is \ʒe.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gênez" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list