lgbt
/ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː/noun
lgbt is spelled L-G-B-T: 4 letters. It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,674th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lgbt means “Alternative letter-case form of LGBT” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lgbt?
| Letters | 4: L-G-B-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,674th 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 lgbt?
Lgbt appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,674th 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).
How do you pronounce lgbt?
- /ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-LGBT.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does lgbt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of LGBT.
adjective
- 1
Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or relating to these groups as a collective.
noun
- 1
nonstandardA member of the LGBT community.
- 2
A sandwich named after the sexuality-gender term, composed of lettuce, guacamole or avocado, bacon, tomato. A variant of the BLT.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lgbt in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or transsexual:
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 lgbt come from?
Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or transsexual, derived from earlier LGB. Attested since 1988. Used as a self-designation in United States gay rights activism since about 1990.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).