genügsam
\ɡəˈnyːkzaːm\
The verdict
“genügsam” 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) - Peu exigeant, qui se contente avec peu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-genugsam · genügsam · French
genügsam · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | genügsam |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡəˈnyːkzaːm\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
genügsam is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡəˈnyːkzaːm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Peu exigeant, qui se contente avec peu.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for genügsam, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is genügsam, spelled G-E-N-Ü-G-S-A-M.
Definition
- 1Peu exigeant, qui se contente avec peu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how genügsam appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Felsenbirnen (...) gelten als sehr genügsam und bodentolerant.
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.