Genus

\ˈɡɛnʊs\

/\ˈɡɛnʊs\/ noun

The verdict

“Genus” is uncommon French (frequency #60,044 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,044
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genre des articles et noms, aussi des adjectifs selon leur accord.

Corpus desk

Index FR-genus · Genus · French

Genus · rank #60,044 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,044
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gba

Nearest frequency peer: gba (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Genus »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Genus » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Genus
PropertyValue
HeadwordGenus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈɡɛnʊs\
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,044
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Genus » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Genustombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « gba » (#60,043), « garées » (#60,042), « gara » (#60,041). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « Genus » est au #60,044. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Genus is uncommon French at frequency #60,044 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɡɛnʊs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Genus, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Genus, spelled G-E-N-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genre des articles et noms, aussi des adjectifs selon leur accord.
  2. 2
    Catégorie des verbes : actif ou passif.
  3. 3
    Genre, niveau hiérarchique de la systématique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Genus ist nicht gleich dem Sexus (das grammatikalische unterscheidet sich vom natürlichen Geschlecht).
  2. Ein Genus besteht aus einer Gruppe verwandter Arten.

Synonyms

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 "Genus"?
"Genus" is spelled G-E-N-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɡɛnʊs\.
What does "Genus" mean?
As a noun, "Genus" means: Genre des articles et noms, aussi des adjectifs selon leur accord.
How do you pronounce "Genus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Genus" is \ˈɡɛnʊs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Genus" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list