# sexes vs sexist

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sexes
*noun · IPA /ˈsɛksɪz/ · frequency rank #16,583*
plural of sex

### sexist
*adjective · IPA /ˈsɛksɪst/ · frequency rank #12,681*
Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexes-vs-sexist