# genitalia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌd͡ʒɛ.nɪˈteɪ.li.jə/ · frequency rank #25,771

## Definitions
1. External sex organs.
2. Any sex organs, whether external or internal; body parts responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation.

## Etymology
From Latin genitālia, substantive use of plural of genitālis (“pertaining to generation or birth”).

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`egnitalia`, `geintalia`, `geniatlia`, `genitaila`, `genitalai`, `genitallia`, `genitlaia`, `genittalia`, `gennitalia`, `gentialia`, `ggenitalia`, `gneitalia`

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