Genus
\ˈɡɛnʊs\
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
- ganz
ganz
39,961 corpus weight
- gara
gara
39,960 corpus weight
- garées
garées
39,959 corpus weight
- gba
gba
39,958 corpus weight
- Genus
Genus
39,957 corpus weight
- germanophon…
germanophones
39,954 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Genus » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Genus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈɡɛnʊs\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #60,044 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Genus » en français
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
- 1Genre des articles et noms, aussi des adjectifs selon leur accord.
- 2Catégorie des verbes : actif ou passif.
- 3Genre, niveau hiérarchique de la systématique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Genus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Genus ist nicht gleich dem Sexus (das grammatikalische unterscheidet sich vom natürlichen Geschlecht).
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.
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