Spanish vocabulary · Beginner
Genre in Spanish: Género
Género · noun · HEH-neh-roh
Género is the Spanish word for genre, used for categories of music, literature, film, and art. Note that género also means gender in other contexts.
HEH-neh-roh
¿Qué género de música te gusta?
What genre of music do you like?
How Native Speakers Use Género
Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.
Music taste
El reguetón es mi género musical favorito.
Reggaeton is my favorite music genre.
Sharing personal music preferences.
Film discussion
No me gustan las películas de ese género.
I don't like movies of that genre.
Discussing film preferences.
Literary context
La novela es el género literario más popular.
The novel is the most popular literary genre.
Talking about forms of literature.
Avoid These Mistakes When Using Género
Confusing género with generación
Incorrect: Me gusta este generación de música.
Correct: Me gusta este género de música.
Generación means generation, not genre — the correct word for a category of art or music is género.
Missing accent
Incorrect: ¿Cuál es tu genero favorito?
Correct: ¿Cuál es tu género favorito?
Género requires an accent on the first e — without it, the pronunciation and stress pattern change.
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Common Questions About Genre in Spanish
- How do you say 'genre' in Spanish?
- The word is género, which is used for artistic categories like music genres, film genres, and literary genres.
- Does género also mean gender?
- Depending on the context, género can mean genre (artistic category) or gender (biological or grammatical) — the surrounding words clarify which meaning applies.
- How do you ask someone's favorite genre in Spanish?
- You can ask ¿Cuál es tu género favorito de música? for music or ¿Qué género de películas prefieres? for films.