uranist
/ˈjʊəɹənɪst/
"uranist" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“uranist” 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) - A homosexual.
Corpus desk
Index EN-uranist · uranist · English
uranist · 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 | uranist |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈjʊəɹənɪst/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “uranist” in English
Rare enough to double-check
uranist is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈjʊəɹənɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A homosexual.".
uranist doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From uranism. The correct English form is uranist, spelled U-R-A-N-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1A homosexual.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how uranist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I discussed Soviet movies with expatriates. I sat with uranists in the Deux Magots. I published tortuous essays in obscure journals.
Though harmless and gentle he would have been described as a Greek or a Uranist by the exquisites of Cambridge, or as a Nancy Dawson by everyone else.
Etymology
From uranism.
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.