heterophobia
noun
heterophobia is spelled H-E-T-E-R-O-P-H-O-B-I-A: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, heterophobia means “The fear or resentment of what is different” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in heterophobia?
| Letters | 12: H-E-T-E-R-O-P-H-O-B-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 heterophobia?
Heterophobia appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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).
What does heterophobia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The fear or resentment of what is different.
- 2
The fear or resentment of heterosexuals or heterosexuality.
[…] a panel of teenagers of LGBT parents […] voiced concern about what they called "heterophobia"–they wished their parents weren't so negative and distrusting of straight people. Even suggesting that heterophobia exists for these children
- 3
The fear or resentment of the opposite sex.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Heterophobia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fear or resentment of heterosexuals or heterosexuality:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hétérophobie |
| German | Heterophobie |
| Portuguese | heterofobia |
| Spanish | heterofobia |
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 heterophobia come from?
From hetero- + -phobia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).