cross-dresser
/ˈkɹɔsˌdɹɛ.sɚ/noun
cross-dresser is spelled C-R-O-S-S-D-R-E-S-S-E-R: 12 letters and 3 syllables. As a noun, cross-dresser means “A person who wears clothing which society considers appropriate only for members of the opposite sex” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cross-dresser is cross-dressers.
How many letters and syllables are in cross-dresser?
| Letters | 12: C-R-O-S-S-D-R-E-S-S-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cross-dresser?
- UK /ˈkɹɒsˌdɹɛ.sə/
- US /ˈkɹɔsˌdɹɛ.sɚ/
- US /ˌkɹɔsˈdɹɛ.sɚ/
Cross-dresser has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-cross-dresser.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with cross-dresser
Also written: crossdresser (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of cross-dresser
- cross-dressers plural
- crossdresser
- xdresser
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cross-dresser mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who wears clothing which society considers appropriate only for members of the opposite sex.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cross-dresser in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who wears clothing considered appropriate only for the opposite sex – see:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | travesti, travelo |
| Portuguese | travesti |
| Spanish | travesti, travestí, travestido, travestista, transvesti, trasvesti |
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 cross-dresser come from?
From cross-dress + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).