# LGBT

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː/ · frequency rank #6,704

## Definitions
1. Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or relating to these groups as a collective.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **Lt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-lt)
- **lot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-lot)
- **lit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-lit)
- **lib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-lib)
- **lob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-lob)
- **LST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-lst)
- **LRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-lrt)
- **lost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-lost)
- **list** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-list)
- **lift** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-lift)
- **lust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-lust)
- **loft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-loft)
- **loot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-loot)
- **lobe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-lobe)
- **Lyft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-lyft)
- **lube** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-lube)
- **lint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-lint)
- **Lott** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-lott)
- **lobo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-lobo)
- **LSAT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lgbt-vs-lsat)

## Common misspellings (7)
`glbt`, `lbgt`, `lgbbt`, `lgbtt`, `lggbt`, `lgtb`, `llgbt`

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