# genesis

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/ · frequency rank #8,934

## Definitions
1. The 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.

## Easily confused with
- **genetic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genesis-vs-genetic)
- **Genghis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genesis-vs-genghis)
- **genetics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genesis-vs-genetics)
- **genes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genes-vs-genesis)
- **generic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/generic-vs-genesis)
- **Genesee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genesee-vs-genesis)

## Common misspellings (10)
`egnesis`, `geensis`, `geneiss`, `genesiss`, `genessi`, `genessis`, `gennesis`, `genseis`, `ggenesis`, `gneesis`

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