génialité

\ʒe.nja.li.te\

/\ʒe.nja.li.te\/ noun

The verdict

“génialité” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualité de celui ou de celle qui a du génie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-genialite · génialité · French

génialité · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for génialité
PropertyValue
Headwordgénialité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒe.nja.li.te\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « génialité » en français

génialitésiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

génialité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒe.nja.li.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

génialité has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is génialité, spelled G-É-N-I-A-L-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualité de celui ou de celle qui a du génie.
  2. 2
    Caractère de ce qui est génial.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how génialité appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On imaginait mal la génialité créative que Jérôme avait investie dans l’entreprise qui interpellait les tout-parisiens : faire le vide par l’évacuation des morts illustres (Céline, Morand, Aragon, […]), nous réserver tout l’espace ainsi libéré, ce n’est pas Tribaudet qui aurait eu une idée pareille.
  2. Hyppolite consentit à m’adresser une longue lettre circonstanciée, témoignant de ma génialité philosophique, et tellement belle qu’elle seule eût suffi à me faire acquitter.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "génialité"?
"génialité" is spelled G-É-N-I-A-L-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒe.nja.li.te\.
What does "génialité" mean?
As a noun, "génialité" means: Qualité de celui ou de celle qui a du génie.
How do you pronounce "génialité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "génialité" is \ʒe.nja.li.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "génialité" come from?
"génialité" is a French 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list