genet
/ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt/
"genet" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“genet” is uncommon English (frequency #58,046 among 18,276 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,046
- frequency rank, English
- 18,276
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus Genetta, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | genet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #58,046 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “genet” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
genet is uncommon English at frequency #58,046 among 18,276 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for genet, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English genet, ionet, from Anglo-Norman genette, Middle French genette, jenette et al., of uncertain origin. The correct English form is genet, spelled G-E-N-E-T.
Definition
- 1Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus Genetta, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail.
- 2The fur of this mammal, or any skin dressed in imitation of it.
Etymology
From Middle English genet, ionet, from Anglo-Norman genette, Middle French genette, jenette et al., of uncertain origin.
This word in other languages
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 “genet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-E-N-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.