unisexual
adjective, noun
unisexual is spelled U-N-I-S-E-X-U-A-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unisexual means “Of an organism, having characteristics of a single sex (as opposed to hermaphrodites)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unisexual?
| Letters | 9: U-N-I-S-E-X-U-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unisexual?
Unisexual appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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).
Forms of unisexual
- unisexuals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unisexual mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of an organism, having characteristics of a single sex (as opposed to hermaphrodites).
Most animals are unisexual.
- 2
Of a species, having only a single (potentially hermaphroditic) sex (as opposed to bisexual).
- 3
Unisex; suitable for any sex or gender.
noun
- 1
An organism which is unisexual.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unisexual in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having characteristics of a single sex:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | unisexe, unisexuel |
| German | eingeschlechtlich |
| Portuguese | unissexuado, unissexual |
| Spanish | unisexual (biol.) |
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 unisexual come from?
From uni- + sexual.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).