LGBTI

/ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː ˈaɪ/

//ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː ˈaɪ// adj

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"lgbti" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“LGBTI” is an uncommon English word, ranked #54,305 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#54,305
frequency rank, English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual and intersex.

Key facts for LGBTI
PropertyValue
HeadwordLGBTI
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː ˈaɪ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,305
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “LGBTI” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for LGBTI is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː ˈaɪ/. Corpus data places it at rank #54,305 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual and intersex.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for LGBTI, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is LGBTI, spelled L-G-B-T-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual and intersex.

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 "LGBTI"?
"LGBTI" is spelled L-G-B-T-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː ˈaɪ/.
What does "LGBTI" mean?
As an adjective, "LGBTI" means: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual and intersex.
How do you pronounce "LGBTI"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "LGBTI" is /ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː ˈaɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "LGBTI" come from?
"LGBTI" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “LGBTI”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is L-G-B-T-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː ˈaɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list