androphobia
/ˌændɹəʊˈfəʊbiə/
"androphobia" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“androphobia” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fear of or aversion to men or boys.
Corpus desk
Index EN-androphobia · androphobia · English
androphobia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | androphobia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌændɹəʊˈfəʊbiə/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “androphobia” in English
Rare enough to double-check
androphobia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌændɹəʊˈfəʊbiə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fear of or aversion to men or boys.".
Zero misspellings are on record for androphobia in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From andro- + -phobia. The correct English form is androphobia, spelled A-N-D-R-O-P-H-O-B-I-A.
Definition
- 1Fear of or aversion to men or boys.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how androphobia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In the case of androphobia, a reaction can occur when exposed to men or masculinity, in anticipation of such experiences, or even hearing words related to the male sex.
Etymology
From andro- + -phobia.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.