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How do you spell Genre?

Correct spelling

genre

From French genre, kind or type. The G is soft like ZH.

Why is genre spelled this way?

From French genre, kind — itself from Latin genus. The GE makes a ZH sound as in measure — a French softening that English borrowed wholesale.

Common misspellings of genre

jonrajenragenragenree

Example

Her favourite genre was literary fiction.

Frequently asked questions

How do you spell genre?+
The correct spelling is "genre". From French genre, kind or type. The G is soft like ZH.
Is it jonra or genre?+
The correct spelling is "genre", not "jonra". This word gets varies monthly searches.

Other commonly misspelled words

consensus consequence conservation considerable

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