other-sex
"other-sex" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“other-sex” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to attraction to the opposite sex; heterosexual.
Corpus desk
Index EN-other-sex · other-sex · English
other-sex · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | other-sex |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “other-sex” in English
Rare enough to double-check
other-sex is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to attraction to the opposite sex; heterosexual.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for other-sex, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From other + sex, modelled after same-sex. The correct English form is other-sex, spelled O-T-H-E-R---S-E-X.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to attraction to the opposite sex; heterosexual.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how other-sex appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A rating of 0 represents exclusive other-sex (i.e., heterosexual) attractions, a rating of 6 represents exclusive same-sex (i.e., homosexual) attractions, and a rating of 3 represents equal degrees of same-sex and other-sex attractions.
Etymology
From other + sex, modelled after same-sex.
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.