sexist
/ˈsɛksɪst/adjective, noun
sexist is spelled S-E-X-I-S-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sexist means “Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sexist?
| Letters | 6: S-E-X-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.2 times per million words; the 12,578th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sexist?
Sexist appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sexist?
- US /ˈsɛksɪst/
Sexist has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sexist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sexist
- more sexist comparative
- most sexist superlative
- sexists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sexist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other.
noun
- 1
A person who discriminates on grounds of sex; someone who practises sexism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sexist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sexiste |
| German | sexistisch , Sexist, Sexistin |
| Portuguese | sexista |
| Spanish | sexista |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sexist come from?
From sex + -ist, after sexism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).