généréevsgenresWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: générée is a verb, genres is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“générée” is a verb and “genres” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,671
“générée” frequency rank
#4,490
“genres” frequency rank
30161
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature générée genres
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de générer. Pluriel de genre.

Where the eye mixes générée and genres

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. générée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against genres's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
générée
6 ch
genres

Visual trap between générée and genres

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: générée is \ʒe.ne.ʁe\ while genres is \ʒɑ̃ʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

générée is recorded at frequency rank #25,671, classified as averb, pronounced \ʒe.ne.ʁe\. genres is at rank #4,490, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒɑ̃ʁ\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 30161, this pair ranks #312,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of générée vs genres

Shared letters: egnr. Private to "générée": é. Private to "genres": s.

"générée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "genres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • genres ← egnres · geners · gennres · genress · genrres · genrse · gernes · ggenres

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "générée" for "genres" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "générée" is a verb and "genres" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "générée" vs "genres" - which ranks higher?
"genres" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,490 in our French list, against #25,671 for "générée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "générée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "genres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #312,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "générée" and "genres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "générée vs générées". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #312,113 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list