genügend

\ɡəˈnyːɡn̩t\

/\ɡəˈnyːɡn̩t\/ adj

The verdict

“genügend” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Suffisant (décliné selon les règles usuelles, forme de base comme attribut).

Corpus desk

Index FR-genugend · genügend · French

genügend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for genügend
PropertyValue
Headwordgenügend
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɡəˈnyːɡn̩t\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « genügend » en français

genügendsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

genügend is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡəˈnyːɡn̩t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for genügend, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is genügend, spelled G-E-N-Ü-G-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Suffisant (décliné selon les règles usuelles, forme de base comme attribut).
  2. 2
    Suffisamment de, assez de (souvent invariable, parfois décliné aussi).
  3. 3
    Suffisant, évaluation scolaire (non décliné).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zu Recht ist die Bestimmung daher auch so formuliert, dass sie ausnahmslos gilt: Der genügende Abstand ist immer einzuhalten (Sten.Bull. NR 1957 S. 175).
  2. Sicherstellung der Wasserversorgung durch eine dauernde Bereitstellung und Lieferung von Wasser in für die jeweilige Nutzung einwandfreien Qualität, unter genügendem Druck und in ausreichender Menge (§ 18 Abs.1 WNG)…

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Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "genügend"?
"genügend" is spelled G-E-N-Ü-G-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡəˈnyːɡn̩t\.
What does "genügend" mean?
As an adjective, "genügend" means: Suffisant (décliné selon les règles usuelles, forme de base comme attribut).
How do you pronounce "genügend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "genügend" is \ɡəˈnyːɡn̩t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "genügend" come from?
"genügend" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list