genuflection
noun
genuflection is spelled G-E-N-U-F-L-E-C-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, genuflection means “The act of genuflecting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of genuflection is genuflections.
How many letters and syllables are in genuflection?
| Letters | 12: G-E-N-U-F-L-E-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 genuflection?
Genuflection appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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).
Forms of genuflection
- genuflections plural
- genuflexion
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does genuflection mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of genuflecting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Genuflection in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of genuflecting, in the sense of bowing down:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | génuflexion |
| German | Niederknien, Kniebeuge, Kniefall |
| Portuguese | genuflexão |
| Spanish | genuflexión |
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 genuflection come from?
Borrowed from Latin genuflexio, though with standardized spelling. By surface analysis, genuflect (“to bend the knee”) + -ion (Latinate abstract-noun suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).