unsex
/ʌnˈsɛks/verb
unsex is spelled U-N-S-E-X: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, unsex means “To deprive of sexual attributes or characteristics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unsex?
| Letters | 5: U-N-S-E-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is unsex?
Unsex appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 unsex?
- /ʌnˈsɛks/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with unsex?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as unsex.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: nexus.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of unsex
- unsexes present, singular, he/she/it
- unsexing participle, present
- unsexed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unsex mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To deprive of sexual attributes or characteristics.
- 2
To sterilize (deprive of the ability to procreate); to castrate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unsex come from?
From un- + sex.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).