# masculine

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmæskjʊlɪn/ · frequency rank #11,070

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to the male gender.
2. Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.
3. Belonging to males; typically used by males.
4. Having the qualities stereotypically associated with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate; manly.
5. Of, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
6. Of, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
7. Having the vowel harmony of a back vowel.
8. Following or ending on a stressed syllable.

## Etymology
From Middle English masculyne, masculyn, from Old French masculin, from Latin masculīnus, diminutive of masculus (“male, manly”), itself a diminutive of mās (“male”). Displaced native Old English werlīċ (literally “manly”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`amsculine`, `macsuline`, `mascculine`, `mascluine`, `mascuilne`, `masculien`, `masculinne`, `masculline`, `masculnie`, `massculine`, `masucline`, `mmasculine`, `msaculine`

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