# neuter

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnjuːtə/ · frequency rank #33,758

## Definitions
1. Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.
2. Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender.
3. Intransitive.
4. Sexless: having no or imperfectly developed sex organs.
5. Sexless, nonsexual.
6. Castrated; having had the reproductive organs removed.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English neutre, from Latin neuter, from ne (“not”) + uter (“whether”), a semantic loan from Koine Greek οὐδέτερος (oudéteros); compare English whether and neither.

## Easily confused with
- **never** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neuter-vs-never)
- **newer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neuter-vs-newer)
- **nutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neuter-vs-nutter)
- **nearer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nearer-vs-neuter)
- **nectar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nectar-vs-neuter)
- **nested** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nested-vs-neuter)
- **Nestor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nestor-vs-neuter)
- **nether** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nether-vs-neuter)
- **neither** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neither-vs-neuter)

## Common misspellings (8)
`enuter`, `netuer`, `neuetr`, `neuterr`, `neutre`, `neutter`, `nneuter`, `nueter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/neuter