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génito-

French, prefix\ʒe.ni.to\

génito- is spelled G-É-N-I-T-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 127,906th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Génito- is a French prefix meaning “genito-” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Élément formateur des adjectifs ayant un rapport à l’appareil génital”.

What does génito- mean in English?

prefix

  1. 1

    genito-

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

prefix: 1. Élément formateur des adjectifs ayant un rapport à l’appareil génital.

noun: 1. Jeune homme qui a de l'argent à gaspiller.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of génito-

  • génitos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce génito-?

  • \ʒe.ni.to\
  • [nouchi]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is génito- in French?

génito- appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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