genio
[ˈxenjo]
The verdict
“genio” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,562 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,562
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Índole o carácter de cada uno.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | genio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈxenjo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #3,562 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “genio” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for genio is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈxenjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,562 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for genio, with forms such as "egnio", "geino", and "gennio". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Gino", "guió", "gente", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is genio, spelled G-E-N-I-O.
Definition
- 1Índole o carácter de cada uno.
- 2Facultad para controlar las acciones propias.
- 3Predisposición natural para cultivar algún ramo del saber humano.
- 4Ánimo, arrojo.
- 5Inteligencia, viveza en la acción.
- 6Espíritu que se supone presidir al bien, al mal, a la guerra, etc.
- 7Cada uno de los niños alados que comúnmente se colocan al lado de una divinidad; simbolizan virtudes y pasiones.
- 8Divinidad que se suponía árbitra de los destinos humanos y engendradora de cuanto hay en la Naturaleza.
- 9Cada una de las divinidades intermedias entre los dioses y los hombres.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egnio,geino,gennio,genoi,ggenio,gneio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of genio - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “genio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-E-N-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈxenjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Gino” - see the side-by-side comparison. genio vs Gino
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.