bisexuality
noun
bisexuality is spelled B-I-S-E-X-U-A-L-I-T-Y: 11 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bisexuality means “The state of being sexually attracted to members of either sex; experiencing both heterosexual and homosexual attraction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bisexuality is bisexualities.
How many letters and syllables are in bisexuality?
| Letters | 11: B-I-S-E-X-U-A-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bisexuality?
Bisexuality appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bisexuality?
Bisexuality has 6 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bisexuality.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bisexuality
- bisexualities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bisexuality mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being sexually attracted to members of either sex; experiencing both heterosexual and homosexual attraction.
- 2
The state of being bisexual (“having both male and female parts or roles”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bisexuality in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense psychology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bisexualité |
| German | Bisexualität |
| Portuguese | bissexualidade |
| Spanish | bisexualidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bisexuality come from?
From bisexual + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).