misogyny

/mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/

//mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni// noun

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"misogyny" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“misogyny” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,445. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,445
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women.

Corpus desk

Index EN-misogyny · misogyny · English

misogyny · rank #22,445 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,445
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Milne

Nearest frequency peer: Milne (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “misogyny”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “misogyny” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for misogyny
PropertyValue
Headwordmisogyny
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,445
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “misogyny”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).misogynylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Milne” (#22,444), “mRNA” (#22,446), “Millie” (#22,443). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “misogyny” is #22,445. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around misogyny (IPA /mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,445 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for misogyny, with forms such as "imsogyny", "miosgyny", and "misgoyny". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek μισογυνία (misogunía) and μισογύνης (misogúnēs, “woman hater”), from μισέω (miséō, “I hate”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”). By surface analysis, miso- + -gyny. The correct English form is misogyny, spelled M-I-S-O-G-Y-N-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how misogyny appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Although she argues against a simplistic conflation of types of prejudice, she suggests that misogyny is typically present in both narcissistic and obsessive forms of anti-Semitic prejudice.
  2. His misogyny, like that of his predecessors, is more than prejudice; […]

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μισογυνία (misogunía) and μισογύνης (misogúnēs, “woman hater”), from μισέω (miséō, “I hate”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”). By surface analysis, miso- + -gyny.

Synonyms

misogynism

Antonyms

philogyny

This word in other languages

misoginia(Español)misogynie(Français)Frauenhass(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imsogyny
  • miosgyny
  • misgoyny
  • misoggyny
  • misognyy
  • misogynny
  • misogynyy
  • misogyyn
  • misogyyny
  • misoygny
  • missogyny
  • mmisogyny
  • msiogyny

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of misogyny - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

imsogyny2miosgyny2misgoyny2misoggyny1misognyy2misogynny1misogynyy1misogyyn2
Edit distance from "misogyny"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "misogyny"?
"misogyny" is spelled M-I-S-O-G-Y-N-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/.
What does "misogyny" mean?
As a noun, "misogyny" means: Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women.
What are common misspellings of "misogyny"?
Common misspellings include "imsogyny", "miosgyny", "misgoyny", "misoggyny", "misognyy". The correct spelling is "misogyny".
How do you pronounce "misogyny"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "misogyny" is /mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "misogyny"?
From Ancient Greek μισογυνία (misogunía) and μισογύνης (misogúnēs, “woman hater”), from μισέω (miséō, “I hate”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”). By surface analysis, miso- + -gyny. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "misogyny", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

McCormick13 variantsrecapture13 variantsimitating13 variantshomeowner13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list