gendercide
noun
gendercide is spelled G-E-N-D-E-R-C-I-D-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gendercide means “The killing of humans or other organisms because of their gender” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gendercide is gendercides.
How many letters and syllables are in gendercide?
| Letters | 10: G-E-N-D-E-R-C-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th most frequent word form |
| 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 common is gendercide?
Gendercide appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 gendercide?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-gendercide.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gendercide
- gendercides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gendercide mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The killing of humans or other organisms because of their gender.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gendercide in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense killing of people because of their gender:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gendercide |
| German | Genderzid |
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 gendercide come from?
From gender + -cide, by analogy with femicide, homicide, etc. Piecewise doublet of genocide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).