# genetic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/ · frequency rank #4,020

## Definitions
1. Relating to genetics or genes.
2. Caused by genes.
3. Of or relating to origin (genesis).
4. Based on shared membership in a linguistic family.
5. Based on a shared membership in a religious family.

## Etymology
Coined from genesis, similarly to antithesis, antithetic. Reflects Ancient Greek γενετικός (genetikós), from γένεσις (génesis) + -κός (-kós). Ultimately from Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I come into being”). By surface analysis, gene + -tic or gen(esis) + -etic.

## Easily confused with
- **genomic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genetic-vs-genomic)
- **genetics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genetic-vs-genetics)
- **geodetic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genetic-vs-geodetic)
- **generic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/generic-vs-genetic)
- **genesis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genesis-vs-genetic)

## Common misspellings (10)
`egnetic`, `geentic`, `geneitc`, `genetci`, `geneticc`, `genettic`, `gennetic`, `genteic`, `ggenetic`, `gneetic`

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