hermaphroditic
"hermaphroditic" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hermaphroditic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hermaphroditic · hermaphroditic · English
hermaphroditic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | hermaphroditic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hermaphroditic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hermaphroditic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
hermaphroditic doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hermaphrodite + -ic. The correct English form is hermaphroditic, spelled H-E-R-M-A-P-H-R-O-D-I-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite.
- 2Possessing the reproductive organs of both sexes.
- 3Relating to the metaphysical integration of two complementary principles, often framed as masculine and feminine, active and receptive, solar and lunar, force and form, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hermaphroditic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Balanced force is personified by hermaphroditic union of the two principles.
Etymology
From hermaphrodite + -ic.
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.