cisphobia
"cisphobia" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cisphobia” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fear or hatred of cissexuality or cisgenderism, or of cis individuals.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cisphobia · cisphobia · English
cisphobia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | cisphobia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cisphobia” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cisphobia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fear or hatred of cissexuality or cisgenderism, or of cis individuals.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cisphobia, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From cis- + -phobia or cis + -phobia. The correct English form is cisphobia, spelled C-I-S-P-H-O-B-I-A.
Definition
- 1Fear or hatred of cissexuality or cisgenderism, or of cis individuals.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cisphobia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
One could then speak of 'cisphobia' or 'heterophobia', claiming adequate protection for cisgender and straight persons.
Piers Morgan has claimed to be the “victim of cisphobia” after several members of the transgender community blasted his ignorance on Twitter.
Etymology
From cis- + -phobia or cis + -phobia.
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.