# intersex

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɪn.tə.sɛks/ · frequency rank #32,045

## Definitions
1. Of an individual, having any of a variety of inherent conditions (in a species with distinct sexes) in which one's sex characteristics differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, having sex characteristics relating to both male and female sexes.
2. A person who can get pregnant and also impregnate someone else.

## Etymology
From German Intersexe. Doublet of intersect. By surface analysis, inter- + sex.

## Easily confused with
- **inverse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intersex-vs-inverse)
- **intense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intense-vs-intersex)
- **internet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/internet-vs-intersex)
- **interred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interred-vs-intersex)
- **intersect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intersect-vs-intersex)

## Common misspellings (12)
`inetrsex`, `inntersex`, `interesx`, `interrsex`, `intersexx`, `interssex`, `intersxe`, `intesrex`, `intresex`, `inttersex`, `itnersex`, `nitersex`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/intersex