uranism
/ˈjʊəɹənɪzəm/
"uranism" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“uranism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Homosexuality.
Corpus desk
Index EN-uranism · uranism · English
uranism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | uranism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈjʊəɹənɪzəm/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “uranism” in English
Rare enough to double-check
uranism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈjʊəɹənɪzəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Homosexuality.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for uranism, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From German Uranismus, from Ancient Greek οὐράνιος (ouránios, “heavenly, spiritual”). The correct English form is uranism, spelled U-R-A-N-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1Homosexuality.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how uranism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Uranism is always a disease or an inversion. It is sometimes a symptom of degeneracy. It may be caused by disorders during embryonic life.
Etymology
From German Uranismus, from Ancient Greek οὐράνιος (ouránios, “heavenly, spiritual”).
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.