gena

noun

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"gena" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gena” is uncommon English (frequency #64,395 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,395
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gena · gena · English

gena · rank #64,395 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,395
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH germane

Nearest frequency peer: germane (+3 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “gena”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “gena” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gena
PropertyValue
Headwordgena
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#64,395
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “gena” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).genafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “germane” (#64,398), “Fulmer” (#64,391), “Gertie” (#64,399). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gena” is #64,395. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gena is uncommon English at frequency #64,395 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gena, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin gena (“cheek”). Doublet of chin. The correct English form is gena, spelled G-E-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.
  2. 2
    The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached.
  3. 3
    The part of the head below the compound eyes of Diptera, or an analogous part of the head of larvae without compound eyes.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gena (“cheek”). Doublet of chin.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gena"?
"gena" is spelled G-E-N-A.
What does "gena" mean?
As a noun, "gena" means: The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.
What is the origin of the word "gena"?
Borrowed from Latin gena (“cheek”). Doublet of chin. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gena", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

flys#64,380Fick#64,374evac#64,362dosh#64,329

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list