heterosexuality

noun

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"heterosexuality" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“heterosexuality” is uncommon English (frequency #51,755 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,755
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex.

Corpus desk

Index EN-heterosexuality · heterosexuality · English

heterosexuality · rank #51,755 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,755
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hereunder

Nearest frequency peer: hereunder (-1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “heterosexuality”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “heterosexuality” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for heterosexuality
PropertyValue
Headwordheterosexuality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Frequency rank#51,755
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “heterosexuality” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).heterosexualityfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “hereunder” (#51,754), “heuristics” (#51,756), “Herculean” (#51,753). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “heterosexuality” is #51,755. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

heterosexuality is uncommon English at frequency #51,755 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for heterosexuality in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From heterosexual + -ity or hetero- + sexuality. The correct English form is heterosexuality, spelled H-E-T-E-R-O-S-E-X-U-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex.
  2. 2
    Sexual activity with a person of the opposite sex.

Etymology

From heterosexual + -ity or hetero- + sexuality.

Antonyms

homosexuality

This word in other languages

heterosexualidad(Español)hétérosexualité(Français)Heterosexualität(Deutsch)heterossexualidade(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "heterosexuality"?
"heterosexuality" is spelled H-E-T-E-R-O-S-E-X-U-A-L-I-T-Y.
What does "heterosexuality" mean?
As a noun, "heterosexuality" means: The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex.
What is the origin of the word "heterosexuality"?
From heterosexual + -ity or hetero- + sexuality. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "heterosexuality", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list