genres

\ʒɑ̃ʁ\

/\ʒɑ̃ʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“genres” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,490. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,490
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 genre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-genres · genres · French

genres · rank #4,490 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,490
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH fesses

Nearest frequency peer: fesses (-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 « genres »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « genres » 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).

genres vs gens
67% similar
genres vs grès
50% similar
genres vs Gers
50% similar

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

Key facts for genres
PropertyValue
Headwordgenres
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒɑ̃ʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,490
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « genres »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).genresse 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 « fesses » (#4,489), « girl » (#4,491), « exposé » (#4,488). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « genres » est au #4,490. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around genres (IPA \ʒɑ̃ʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,490 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de genre.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for genres, with forms such as "egnres", "geners", and "gennres". 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", "grès", "Gers", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is genres, spelled G-E-N-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de genre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Depuis toujours l’article pouvait substantiviser les différents mots et genres d’expression.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egnres
  • geners
  • gennres
  • genress
  • genrres
  • genrse
  • gernes
  • ggenres
  • gneres

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of genres - 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.

egnres2geners2gennres1genress1genrres1genrse2gernes2ggenres1
Edit distance from "genres"

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 "genres"?
"genres" is spelled G-E-N-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɑ̃ʁ\.
What does "genres" mean?
As a noun, "genres" means: Pluriel de genre.
What words are commonly confused with "genres"?
"genres" is commonly confused with "gens", "grès", "Gers". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "genres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "genres" is \ʒɑ̃ʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "genres" come from?
"genres" 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 "genres", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

fesses#4,489exposé#4,488gâteau#4,494danser#4,481

Similar misspelling depth

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

optique9 variantsachats9 variantsrendus9 variantsvoisine9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list