intersexuality
/ˌɪn.tə.sɛk.ʃuːˈæ.lɪ.ti/
"intersexuality" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“intersexuality” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - The state of having the physical features of both sexes, or of having ambiguous sex, i.e. not unambiguously male or female.
Corpus desk
Index EN-intersexuality · intersexuality · English
intersexuality · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | intersexuality |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɪn.tə.sɛk.ʃuːˈæ.lɪ.ti/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “intersexuality” in English
Rare enough to double-check
intersexuality is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌɪn.tə.sɛk.ʃuːˈæ.lɪ.ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state of having the physical features of both sexes, or of having ambiguous sex, i.e. not unambiguously male or female.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for intersexuality in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From inter- + sexuality. The correct English form is intersexuality, spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-E-X-U-A-L-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The state of having the physical features of both sexes, or of having ambiguous sex, i.e. not unambiguously male or female.
Etymology
From inter- + sexuality.
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.