genetically
/d͡ʒəˈneɾɪkli/adverb
genetically is spelled G-E-N-E-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, genetically means “In a manner relating to genes or genetics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in genetically?
| Letters | 11: G-E-N-E-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.6 times per million words; the 11,870th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is genetically?
Genetically appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th 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 genetically?
- US /d͡ʒəˈneɾɪkli/
Genetically has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-genetically.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of genetically
- more genetically comparative
- most genetically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does genetically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a manner relating to genes or genetics.
Genetically modified crops.
- 2
In terms of origin or development.
Hildebrandt is certainly right in maintaining that all dream-images could be explained genetically, if we spent sufficient time and concentration on tracing their origin.
- 3
By being members of the same linguistic family.
German and Danish are genetically related.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Genetically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a manner relating to genes or genetics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | génétiquement |
| German | genetisch |
| Portuguese | geneticamente |
| Spanish | genéticamente |
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 genetically come from?
From genetic + -ally or genetical + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).