# Genders

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #20,366

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old French.

## Etymology
From Old French gendre (“son-in-law”) + the patronymic suffix -s.

## Easily confused with
- **genes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genders-vs-genes)
- **genera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genders-vs-genera)
- **gender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gender-vs-genders)
- **gander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gander-vs-genders)
- **Geddes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geddes-vs-genders)
- **gendered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gendered-vs-genders)

## Common misspellings (11)
`egnders`, `gedners`, `gendders`, `genderrs`, `genderss`, `gendesr`, `gendres`, `genedrs`, `gennders`, `ggenders`, `gneders`

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