misgender
/mɪsˈd͡ʒɛndɚ/verb
misgender is spelled M-I-S-G-E-N-D-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, misgender means “To refer to (someone) using terms that express the wrong gender, either unknowingly or intentionally” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in misgender?
| Letters | 9: M-I-S-G-E-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is misgender?
Misgender appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 misgender?
- US /mɪsˈd͡ʒɛndɚ/
- UK /mɪsˈd͡ʒɛndə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-misgender.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with misgender?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as misgender from its last stressed vowel (/ɛndəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of misgender
- misgenders present, singular, he/she/it
- misgendering participle, present
- misgendered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misgender mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To refer to (someone) using terms that express the wrong gender, either unknowingly or intentionally.
- 2
To use the wrong grammatical gender with a word.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Misgender in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to refer to a person as the wrong gender:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mégenrer |
| German | misgendern |
| Spanish | malgenerizar |
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 misgender come from?
From mis- + gender, 1989.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).