génies

\ʒe.ni\

/\ʒe.ni\/ noun

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The verdict

“génies” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,806. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,806
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de génie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-genies · génies · French

génies · rank #13,806 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,806
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gymnastique

Nearest frequency peer: gymnastique (-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 « génies »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « génies » 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).

génies vs gens
50% similar
génies vs genre
50% similar
génies vs gérés
50% similar

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

Key facts for génies
PropertyValue
Headwordgénies
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒe.ni\
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,806
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « génies »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).géniesse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « gymnastique » (#13,805), « généralités » (#13,807), « guichet » (#13,804). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « génies » est au #13,806. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around génies (IPA \ʒe.ni\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,806 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de génie.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for génies, with forms such as "genies", "ggénies", and "gnéies". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gens", "genre", "gérés", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is génies, spelled G-É-N-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de génie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Êtres hybrides ou fantastiques, griffons ou génies, déesses chevauchant le dragon-crocodile ou voguant sur un bateau, peuplent ce monde imaginaire que l’anneau de Nestor, pour prendre un exemple d’authenticité contestée mais commode, illustre bien.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • genies
  • ggénies
  • gnéies
  • géines
  • géneis
  • géniess
  • génise
  • génnies
  • égnies

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of génies - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

genies1ggénies1gnéies2géines2géneis2géniess1génise2génnies1
Edit distance from "génies"

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 "génies"?
"génies" is spelled G-É-N-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒe.ni\.
What does "génies" mean?
As a noun, "génies" means: Pluriel de génie.
What words are commonly confused with "génies"?
"génies" is commonly confused with "gens", "genre", "gérés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "génies"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "génies" is \ʒe.ni\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "génies" come from?
"génies" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gloria#13,801fériés#13,797froids#13,796forest#13,795

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

escroc9 variantsmeunier9 variantsnewton9 variantsouvrira9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list