# geranium

> English word · Noun · IPA /dʒəˈɹeɪni.əm/ · frequency rank #47,645

## Definitions
1. Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae.
2. Any flowering plant of the genus Pelargonium, of family Geraniaceae.
3. A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans) .

## Etymology
From Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γερᾰ́νῐον (gerắnĭon), from γέρᾰνος (gérănos, “crane”) + -ῐον (-ĭon, diminutive suffix).

## Common misspellings (11)
`egranium`, `gearnium`, `gerainum`, `geranimu`, `geraniumm`, `gerannium`, `geranuim`, `gernaium`, `gerranium`, `ggeranium`, `greanium`

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