gendersex

/ˈd͡ʒɛndəsɛks/

//ˈd͡ʒɛndəsɛks// noun

"gendersex" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gendersex” 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) - Sex or gender. A division of organisms into masculine, feminine and possibly others, by sexual or social characteristics.

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Index EN-gendersex · gendersex · English

gendersex · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for gendersex
PropertyValue
Headwordgendersex
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈd͡ʒɛndəsɛks/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “gendersex” in English

gendersexsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gendersex is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈd͡ʒɛndəsɛks/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sex or gender. A division of organisms into masculine, feminine and possibly others, by sexual or social characteristics.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gendersex, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From gender + sex. The correct English form is gendersex, spelled G-E-N-D-E-R-S-E-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sex or gender. A division of organisms into masculine, feminine and possibly others, by sexual or social characteristics.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gendersex appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Holm provides a contextualised analysis of two life stories by persons in trans or intersex(ed) positions who applied for the legal change of their gendersex status, as Holm innovatively names it.
  2. the technologies and histories of racial and colonial gendering that have established binary gendersex as one of the primary fault lines for securing and differentiating the national body

Etymology

From gender + sex.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gendersex"?
"gendersex" is spelled G-E-N-D-E-R-S-E-X. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛndəsɛks/.
What does "gendersex" mean?
As a noun, "gendersex" means: Sex or gender. A division of organisms into masculine, feminine and possibly others, by sexual or social characteristics.
How do you pronounce "gendersex"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gendersex" is /ˈd͡ʒɛndəsɛks/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "gendersex"?
From gender + sex. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list