Unisex

/[ˈuːnisɛks]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,073

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Unisex is aGermannoun. It means: Anpassung (vor allem des Aussehens) von Männern und Frauen durch Beseitigung typischer, klassischer geschlechtsbezogener Merkmale Pronounced [ˈuːnisɛks]. Often confused with Unix and unser.

Key facts for Unisex
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnisex
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈuːnisɛks]
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,073
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Unisex in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Unisex is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈuːnisɛks]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,073 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Anpassung (vor allem des Aussehens) von Männern und Frauen durch Beseitigung typischer, klassischer geschlechtsbezogener Merkmale".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Unisex, with forms such as "nuisex", "uinsex", and "uniesx". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Unix", "unser", "united", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Unisex, spelled U-N-I-S-E-X, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anpassung (vor allem des Aussehens) von Männern und Frauen durch Beseitigung typischer, klassischer geschlechtsbezogener Merkmale

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuisex,uinsex,uniesx,unisexx,unissex,unisxe,unnisex,unsiex

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Unisex

Misspelling Variants of "Unisex"

nuisex6uinsex6uniesx6unisexx7unissex7unisxe6unnisex7unsiex6
Misspelling Variants of "Unisex"

Frequency rank: #36,073 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Unisex"?
"Unisex" is spelled U-N-I-S-E-X. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuːnisɛks].
What does "Unisex" mean?
As a noun, "Unisex" means: Anpassung (vor allem des Aussehens) von Männern und Frauen durch Beseitigung typischer, klassischer geschlechtsbezogener Merkmale
What words are commonly confused with "Unisex"?
"Unisex" is commonly confused with "Unix", "unser", "united". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Unisex"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unisex" is [ˈuːnisɛks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unisex" come from?
"Unisex" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.