# congenital

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kənˈdʒɛnɪt(ə)l/ · frequency rank #19,796

## Definitions
1. Present since birth.

## Etymology
From Latin congenitus + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **congenial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/congenial-vs-congenital)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ccongenital`, `cnogenital`, `cognenital`, `conegnital`, `congeintal`, `congeniatl`, `congenitall`, `congenitla`, `congenittal`, `congennital`, `congential`, `conggenital`, `congneital`, `conngenital`, `ocngenital`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/congenital