opposite sex
"opposite-sex" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“opposite sex” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Women in relation to men or men in relation to women.
Corpus desk
Index EN-opposite-sex · opposite sex · English
opposite sex · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | opposite sex |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “opposite sex” in English
Rare enough to double-check
opposite sex is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
opposite sex has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is opposite sex, spelled O-P-P-O-S-I-T-E- -S-E-X.
Definition
- 1Women in relation to men or men in relation to women.
- 2Heterosexual, or otherwise relating to a relationship between a woman and a man.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how opposite sex appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The divorce rate for opposite sex marriages is increasing.
He doesn't believe opposite sex friendships are possible.
Antonyms
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.