misogynous

adj

"misogynous" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“misogynous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, relating to, or exhibiting misogyny; misogynistic.

Corpus desk

Index EN-misogynous · misogynous · English

misogynous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for misogynous
PropertyValue
Headwordmisogynous
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “misogynous” in English

misogynousfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

misogynous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of, relating to, or exhibiting misogyny; misogynistic.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for misogynous, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek μισογύνης (misogúnēs) + -ous. The correct English form is misogynous, spelled M-I-S-O-G-Y-N-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or exhibiting misogyny; misogynistic.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μισογύνης (misogúnēs) + -ous.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "misogynous"?
"misogynous" is spelled M-I-S-O-G-Y-N-O-U-S.
What does "misogynous" mean?
As an adjective, "misogynous" means: Of, relating to, or exhibiting misogyny; misogynistic.
What is the origin of the word "misogynous"?
From Ancient Greek μισογύνης (misogúnēs) + -ous. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list