# engender

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪnˈdʒɛn.də/ · frequency rank #45,358

## Definitions
1. To beget (of a man); to bear or conceive (of a woman).
2. To give existence to, to produce (living creatures).
3. To bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create.
4. To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced.
5. To copulate, to have sex.

## Etymology
From Middle English engendren, from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerāre.

## Easily confused with
- **engineer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/engender-vs-engineer)
- **extender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/engender-vs-extender)
- **engendered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/engender-vs-engendered)

## Common misspellings (12)
`egnender`, `enegnder`, `engedner`, `engendder`, `engenderr`, `engendre`, `engenedr`, `engennder`, `enggender`, `engneder`, `enngender`, `negender`

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