misandry
/mɪˈsændɹi/noun
misandry is spelled M-I-S-A-N-D-R-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, misandry means “Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of misandry is misandries.
How many letters and syllables are in misandry?
| Letters | 8: M-I-S-A-N-D-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 misandry?
Misandry appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 misandry?
- /mɪˈsændɹi/
- /ˈmɪsəndɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-misandry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of misandry
- misandries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misandry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Misandry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hatred of or prejudice against men:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | misandrie |
| German | Männerhass, Männerfeindlichkeit, Misandrie |
| Portuguese | misandria |
| Spanish | misandria, hembrismo |
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 misandry come from?
Formed in the late 19th century as mis- (“hatred”) + -andry (“men”) by analogy with misogyny; compare the Ancient Greek μισανδρία (misandría), from μισέω (miséō, “hate”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).