# genuine

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛnjuːˌɪn/ · frequency rank #3,811

## Definitions
1. Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native
2. Not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated

## Etymology
From Latin genuīnus (“innate, native, natural”), from genus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

## Easily confused with
- **genuinely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genuine-vs-genuinely)
- **genie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genie-vs-genuine)
- **gentile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gentile-vs-genuine)

## Common misspellings (9)
`egnuine`, `geniune`, `gennuine`, `genuien`, `genuinne`, `genunie`, `geunine`, `ggenuine`, `gneuine`

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