congénito
Spanish, adjective/konˈxenito/
congénito is spelled C-O-N-G-É-N-I-T-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 62,884th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Congénito is a Spanish adjective meaning “congenital (present since birth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se dice de cualquier rasgo o identidad presente al nacer, adquirido durante la vida intrauterina”.
What does congénito mean in English?
adjective
- 1
congenital (present since birth)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Se dice de cualquier rasgo o identidad presente al nacer, adquirido durante la vida intrauterina. 2. Que se engendra, desarrolla o forma conjuntamente con algo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of congénito
- congénita feminine
- congénitos masculine plural
- congénitas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce congénito?
- /konˈxenito/
- [kõŋˈxe.ni.t̪o]
- [kõŋˈxenit̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to congénito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is congénito in Spanish?
congénito appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).