genesis
ge·ne·sis/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/noun
genesis is spelled G-E-N-E-S-I-S: 7 letters and 3 syllables (ge·ne·sis). It appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, genesis means “The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of genesis is geneses.
How many letters and syllables are in genesis?
| Letters | 7: G-E-N-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ge·ne·sis |
| In writing | 7.1 times per million words; the 8,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is genesis?
Genesis appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce genesis?
- /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/
- /ˈd͡ʒɪn.ə.sɪs/
Genesis has 3 syllables, split ge·ne·sis in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-genesis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of genesis
- geneses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does genesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.
Some point to the creation of Magna Carta as the genesis of English common law.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Genesis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | genèse , -genèse |
| German | Genese, Genesis |
| Portuguese | gênese, génese , -génese |
| Spanish | génesis |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does genesis come from?
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).