# cisgender

> English word · Adjective · IPA /sɪsˈdʒɛndə/ · frequency rank #71,403

## Definitions
1. Having a gender identity which matches the sex one was assigned at birth; or, pertaining to such people.

## Etymology
From cis- (“on this side of”) + gender, by analogy with transgender. First attested in 1997. Compare slightly earlier cisgendered (1994).

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