# genital

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛnətəl/ · frequency rank #16,031

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to biological reproduction.
2. Of or relating to the genitalia.
3. Of or relating to psychosexual development during puberty.

## Etymology
From Middle English genital, from Latin genitalis (“of or belonging to generation”), from genitus, past participle of gignō (“to beget, generate”); see genus.

## Easily confused with
- **genitals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genital-vs-genitals)
- **genitalia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genital-vs-genitalia)
- **genial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genial-vs-genital)
- **general** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/general-vs-genital)

## Common misspellings (10)
`egnital`, `geintal`, `geniatl`, `genitall`, `genitla`, `genittal`, `gennital`, `gential`, `ggenital`, `gneital`

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