genki

noun

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"genki" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“genki” is uncommon English (frequency #70,694 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,694
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A playful, hyperactive girl.

Corpus desk

Index EN-genki · genki · English

genki · rank #70,694 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,694
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH gendarme

Nearest frequency peer: gendarme (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “genki”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “genki” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for genki
PropertyValue
Headwordgenki
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,694
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “genki” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).genkifalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “gendarme” (#70,693), “geocentric” (#70,695), “gayness” (#70,692). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “genki” is #70,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

genki is uncommon English at frequency #70,694 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A playful, hyperactive girl.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for genki, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese げんき (“energetic, peppy”). The correct English form is genki, spelled G-E-N-K-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    A playful, hyperactive girl.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese げんき (“energetic, peppy”).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "genki"?
"genki" is spelled G-E-N-K-I.
What does "genki" mean?
As a noun, "genki" means: A playful, hyperactive girl.
What is the origin of the word "genki"?
Borrowed from Japanese げんき (“energetic, peppy”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "genki", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gamed#70,687Galli#70,686fumed#70,680flout#70,669

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list