genu
/ˈd͡ʒiˌnu/noun
genu is spelled G-E-N-U: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, genu means “The knee” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of genu is genua.
How many letters and syllables are in genu?
| Letters | 4: G-E-N-U |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is genu?
Genu appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 genu?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juː/
- US /ˈd͡ʒiˌnu/
- US /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(j)u/
Genu has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of genu
- genua plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does genu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The knee.
- 2
A knee-like structure, in particular a bend in the corpus callosum of mammals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does genu come from?
Borrowed from Latin genu (“knee”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).