monosexism

noun

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

The verdict

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

Unranked
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The assumption that everyone is monosexual (i.e., attracted to only one sex); the belief or assertion that bisexuality and pansexuality do not exist.

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Index EN-monosexism · monosexism · English

monosexism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for monosexism
PropertyValue
Headwordmonosexism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “monosexism” in English

monosexismsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

monosexism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The assumption that everyone is monosexual (i.e., attracted to only one sex); the belief or assertion that bisexuality and pansexuality do not exist.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for monosexism, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mono- + sexism. The correct English form is monosexism, spelled M-O-N-O-S-E-X-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    The assumption that everyone is monosexual (i.e., attracted to only one sex); the belief or assertion that bisexuality and pansexuality do not exist.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Oppression of bisexual people is based in part on heterosexism and in part on monosexism, the belief that people can or should be attracted to only one sex/gender and that there is something wrong with those who cannot or will not choose.
  2. Considering the fact that the overwhelming majority of biphobia and monosexism originates not from gay and lesbian communities but from heterosexual structures, […]

Etymology

From mono- + sexism.

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 "monosexism"?
"monosexism" is spelled M-O-N-O-S-E-X-I-S-M.
What does "monosexism" mean?
As a noun, "monosexism" means: The assumption that everyone is monosexual (i.e., attracted to only one sex); the belief or assertion that bisexuality and pansexuality do not exist.
What is the origin of the word "monosexism"?
From mono- + sexism. 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