misgendering
noun, verb
misgendering is spelled M-I-S-G-E-N-D-E-R-I-N-G: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, misgendering means “The act of referring to somebody by the wrong gender” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of misgendering is misgenderings.
How many letters and syllables are in misgendering?
| Letters | 12: M-I-S-G-E-N-D-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 misgendering?
Misgendering appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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).
Forms of misgendering
- misgenderings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does misgendering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of referring to somebody by the wrong gender.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of misgender
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Misgendering in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Act:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mégenrage |
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.