genetics
/dʒəˈnɛt.ɪks/noun
genetics is spelled G-E-N-E-T-I-C-S: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, genetics means “The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in genetics?
| Letters | 8: G-E-N-E-T-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.9 times per million words; the 9,045th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is genetics?
Genetics appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th 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 genetics?
- US /dʒəˈnɛt.ɪks/
- US /dʒɪ-/
- /ˈdʒɛ.nə.ʈɪks/
Genetics has 3 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-genetics.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-genetics.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with genetics?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as genetics from its last stressed vowel (/ɛtɪks/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does genetics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.
- 2
The genetic makeup of a specific individual or species.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Genetics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense branch of biology:
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 genetics come from?
From Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “origin”). Coined by English biologist William Bateson in 1905 in a letter to zoologist Adam Sedgwick, and first used publicly by Bateson at a lecture to the International Conference on Plant Hybridization in 1906.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).