genuinely
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/adverb
genuinely is spelled G-E-N-U-I-N-E-L-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 6,047th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, genuinely means “In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in genuinely?
| Letters | 9: G-E-N-U-I-N-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 6,047th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is genuinely?
Genuinely appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 6,047th 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 genuinely?
- /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/
Genuinely has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-genuinely.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of genuinely
- more genuinely comparative
- most genuinely superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does genuinely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.
I thought they were joking at first, but it seemed they were genuinely interested in the talk about glaciers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate genuinely?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of genuinely: gen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Genuinely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense truthfully, truly:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | authentiquement, réellement, vraiment |
| German | wirklich, echt, ernsthaft, aufrichtig, tatsächlich |
| Spanish | auténticamente, genuinamente |
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.