genio

[ˈxenjo]

/[ˈxenjo]/ noun

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The verdict

“genio” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,562. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,562
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Índole o carácter de cada uno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-genio · genio · Spanish

genio · rank #3,562 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,562
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH hijas

Nearest frequency peer: hijas (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “genio”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “genio” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

genio vs Gino
40% similar
genio vs guió
40% similar
genio vs gente
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for genio
PropertyValue
Headwordgenio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈxenjo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,562
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “genio”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.geniocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “hijas” (#3,563), “fundamentales” (#3,560), “hoja” (#3,564). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “genio” va en #3,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around genio (IPA [ˈxenjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,562 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Índole o carácter de cada uno.
  2. 2
    Facultad para controlar las acciones propias.
  3. 3
    Predisposición natural para cultivar algún ramo del saber humano.
  4. 4
    Ánimo, arrojo.
  5. 5
    Inteligencia, viveza en la acción.
  6. 6
    Espíritu que se supone presidir al bien, al mal, a la guerra, etc.
  7. 7
    Cada uno de los niños alados que comúnmente se colocan al lado de una divinidad; simbolizan virtudes y pasiones.
  8. 8
    Divinidad que se suponía árbitra de los destinos humanos y engendradora de cuanto hay en la Naturaleza.
  9. 9
    Cada 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.

egnio2geino2gennio1genoi2ggenio1gneio2
Edit distance from "genio"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "genio"?
"genio" is spelled G-E-N-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxenjo].
What does "genio" mean?
As a noun, "genio" means: Índole o carácter de cada uno.
What words are commonly confused with "genio"?
"genio" is commonly confused with "Gino", "guió", "gente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "genio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "genio" is [ˈxenjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "genio" come from?
"genio" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "genio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hijas#3,563jefes#3,568Louis#3,570manga#3,572

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

duque6 variantsancho6 variantsrueda6 variantsquita6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list