neuter gender
/ˈn(j)ʊ.tə ˈd͡ʒɛn.də/
"neuter-gender" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“neuter gender” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A grammatical gender in some languages: which is not masculine nor feminine, or which is not of common gender.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neuter gender |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈn(j)ʊ.tə ˈd͡ʒɛn.də/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “neuter gender” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
neuter gender is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈn(j)ʊ.tə ˈd͡ʒɛn.də/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A grammatical gender in some languages: which is not masculine nor feminine, or which is not of common gender.".
No misspelling variants are generated for neuter gender in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is neuter gender, spelled N-E-U-T-E-R- -G-E-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1A grammatical gender in some languages: which is not masculine nor feminine, or which is not of common gender.
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.
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Using “neuter gender”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is N-E-U-T-E-R- -G-E-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈn(j)ʊ.tə ˈd͡ʒɛn.də/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.