# genérico vs genero

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### genérico
*adjective · IPA /ʒɨ.ˈnɛ.ɾi.ku/ · frequency rank #16,295*
referente a género

### genero
*verb · IPA /ˈɡe.ne.roː/ · frequency rank #34,738*
gerar, procrear.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/generico-vs-genero