genre musical
\ʒɑ̃ʁ my.zi.kal\
The verdict
“genre musical” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble de formes musicales ou de styles musicaux qui possèdent un ou plusieurs éléments communs : technique musicale (instrumentation, type de rythme…), fonction, destination, intention, origine ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | genre musical |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒɑ̃ʁ my.zi.kal\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “genre musical” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for genre musical is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʒɑ̃ʁ my.zi.kal\. 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: "Ensemble de formes musicales ou de styles musicaux qui possèdent un ou plusieurs éléments communs : technique musicale (instrumentation, type de rythme…), fonction, destination, intention, origine ...".
No misspelling variants are generated for genre musical in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is genre musical, spelled G-E-N-R-E- -M-U-S-I-C-A-L.
Definition
- 1Ensemble de formes musicales ou de styles musicaux qui possèdent un ou plusieurs éléments communs : technique musicale (instrumentation, type de rythme…), fonction, destination, intention, origine géographique ou dénomination mercatique.
This word in other languages
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 “genre musical”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-E-N-R-E- -M-U-S-I-C-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʒɑ̃ʁ my.zi.kal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.