# generational

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #20,123

## Definitions
1. Of, pertaining to, or changing over generations.
2. Exceptional; the best/worst of a generation; once-in-a-generation.
3. Very good/bad (through semantic bleaching or weakening of the above sense).

## Etymology
From generation + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **generations** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/generational-vs-generations)
- **generation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/generation-vs-generational)

## Common misspellings (17)
`egnerational`, `geenrational`, `geneartional`, `generaitonal`, `generatinoal`, `generatioanl`, `generationall`, `generationla`, `generationnal`, `generatoinal`, `generattional`, `generrational`, `genertaional`, `gennerational`, `genreational`, `ggenerational`, `gneerational`

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