unisexual
"unisexual" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unisexual” 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 an organism, having characteristics of a single sex (as opposed to hermaphrodites).
Corpus desk
Index EN-unisexual · unisexual · English
unisexual · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | unisexual |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unisexual” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unisexual is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unisexual, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From uni- + sexual. The correct English form is unisexual, spelled U-N-I-S-E-X-U-A-L.
Definition
- 1Of an organism, having characteristics of a single sex (as opposed to hermaphrodites).
- 2Of a species, having only a single (potentially hermaphroditic) sex (as opposed to bisexual).
- 3Unisex; suitable for any sex or gender.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unisexual appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Most animals are unisexual.
The second line of inquiry has to do with the ultimate fate of unisexual species. Are they doomed to more rapid extinction than bisexual species? On the assumption that unisexual populations lack genetic variation, most theoretical studies […]
Etymology
From uni- + sexual.
This word in other languages
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.