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Sexismus

German, noun[sɛˈk͡sɪsmʊs]

Sexismus is spelled S-E-X-I-S-M-U-S (8 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written German, the 13,339th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sexismus is a German masculine noun meaning “sexism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Diskriminierung aufgrund des Geschlechts oder der sexuellen Neigung”.

What does Sexismus mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinesexism

  2. 2

    masculinesexist behavior

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

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Diskriminierung aufgrund des Geschlechts oder der sexuellen Neigung

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

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

Forms of Sexismus

  • Sexismen plural

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

How do you pronounce Sexismus?

  • [sɛˈk͡sɪsmʊs]
  • [zɛˈk͡sɪsmʊs]
  • [zɛˈksɪsmʊs]

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

English words that translate to Sexismus

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Sexismus in German?

Sexismus appears 4.5 times per million words in written German.

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

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