genro

/ˈʒẽ.Ru/

//ˈʒẽ.Ru// noun

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The verdict

“genro” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,643. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,643
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - marido da filha ou do filho

Corpus desk

Index PT-genro · genro · Portuguese

genro · rank #11,643 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,643
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH fitness

Nearest frequency peer: fitness (-7 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “genro”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “genro” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

genro vs ger
60% similar
genro vs giro
60% similar
genro vs gente
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for genro
PropertyValue
Headwordgenro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈʒẽ.Ru/
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,643
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “genro”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.genrocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “fitness” (#11,636), “exclusividade” (#11,634), “insuportável” (#11,654). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “genro” fica em #11,643. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around genro (IPA /ˈʒẽ.Ru/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,643 among 521 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "marido da filha ou do filho".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for genro, with forms such as "egnro", "gennro", and "genor". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "ger", "giro", "gente", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is genro, spelled G-E-N-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    marido da filha ou do filho

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sua filha, o genro e empregados foram feitos reféns.

This word in other languages

son-in-law(English)yerno(Español)beau-fils(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egnro
  • gennro
  • genor
  • genrro
  • gerno
  • ggenro
  • gnero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of genro - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egnro2gennro1genor2genrro1gerno2ggenro1gnero2
Edit distance from "genro"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "genro"?
"genro" is spelled G-E-N-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʒẽ.Ru/.
What does "genro" mean?
As a noun, "genro" means: marido da filha ou do filho
What words are commonly confused with "genro"?
"genro" is commonly confused with "ger", "giro", "gente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "genro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "genro" is /ˈʒẽ.Ru/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "genro" come from?
"genro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Ivete#11,660mural#11,686máfia#11,687panda#11,699

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

woman7 variantssugar7 variantssomar7 variantssinos7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list