Genoa

[xeˈnoa]

/[xeˈnoa]/ name

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The verdict

“Genoa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,011 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,011
frequency rank, Spanish
17,549
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apellido.

Key facts for Genoa
PropertyValue
HeadwordGenoa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[xeˈnoa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#81,011
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Genoa” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Genoa lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Genoa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,011 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [xeˈnoa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Genoa, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Genoa, spelled G-E-N-O-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido.

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 "Genoa"?
"Genoa" is spelled G-E-N-O-A. The IPA pronunciation is [xeˈnoa].
What does "Genoa" mean?
As a proper noun, "Genoa" means: Apellido.
How do you pronounce "Genoa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Genoa" is [xeˈnoa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Genoa" come from?
"Genoa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Genoa”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-E-N-O-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [xeˈnoa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list