Genuss
\ɡəˈnʊs\
The verdict
“Genuss” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Usage, consommation, régal (avec une notion de plaisir à la faire).
Corpus desk
Index FR-genuss · Genuss · French
Genuss · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Genuss |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡəˈnʊs\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Genuss is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡəˈnʊs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Genuss has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Genuss, spelled G-E-N-U-S-S.
Definition
- 1Usage, consommation, régal (avec une notion de plaisir à la faire).
- 2Plaisir, régal, délice, délectation, notamment découlant de (1).
- 3Jouissance, bénéfice d’une propriété, d’une rente, ou de tout avantage économique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Genuss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Art. 23 Abs. 3. ³ Gastbetriebe sind Betriebe, die gegen Entgelt Personen beherbergen oder Speisen oder Getränke zum Genuss an Ort und Stelle abgeben.
Sodbrennen entsteht, wenn Magensäure in die Speiseröhre aufsteigt und hier die Schleimhaut reizt - etwa nach dem Genuss üppiger Speisen.
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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.