genial
German, adjective/ɡeˈni̯aːl/
genial is spelled G-E-N-I-A-L (6 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,262nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Genial is a German adjective meaning “genius, ingenious, genial (in the sense of genius)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ungewöhnlich gut, ungewöhnlich begabt, herausragend”.
What does genial mean in English?
adjective
- 1
genius, ingenious, genial (in the sense of genius)
- 2
colloquialexcellent
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ungewöhnlich gut, ungewöhnlich begabt, herausragend 2. klasse, hervorragend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of genial
- genialer masculine nominative singular
- am genialsten superlative
- geniale feminine nominative singular
- geniales neuter nominative singular
- genialen genitive masculine singular
- genialem dative masculine singular
- der geniale definite includes-article masculine
- die geniale definite feminine includes-article
- das geniale definite includes-article neuter
- die genialen definite includes-article nominative
- des genialen definite genitive includes-article
- der genialen definite feminine genitive
- dem genialen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce genial?
- /ɡeˈni̯aːl/
- [ɡeˈni̯aːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to genial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is genial in German?
genial appears 14 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).