genesis
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/
"genesis" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“genesis” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #8,934 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,934
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | genesis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #8,934 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “genesis” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for genesis is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,934 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for genesis, with forms such as "egnesis", "geensis", and "geneiss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "genetic", "Genghis", "genetics", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin genesis (“generation, nativity”), from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “origin, source, beginning”). Related to Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to be produced, become, be”). Doublet of kind, gens, and jati. The correct English form is genesis, spelled G-E-N-E-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin genesis (“generation, nativity”), from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “origin, source, beginning”). Related to Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to be produced, become, be”). Doublet of kind, gens, and jati.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egnesis,geensis,geneiss,genesiss,genessi,genessis,gennesis,genseis,ggenesis,gneesis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of genesis - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “genesis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-E-N-E-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “genetic” - see the side-by-side comparison. genesis vs genetic
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.