xir
/zɜː/determiner, noun
xir is spelled X-I-R: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a determiner, xir means “Belonging to xe, their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with his and her” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in xir?
| Letters | 3: X-I-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 xir?
Xir appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 xir?
- UK /zɜː/
- UK /ksɜː/
- UK /ʃɜː/
Xir has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with xir?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as xir from its last stressed vowel (/ɜ/, British pronunciation):
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 xir
- xeir
- xirs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does xir mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
determiner
- 1
nonstandardBelonging to xe, their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with his and her.
The soft blue sky had the feel of a good omen. In Xir old age, the god moved slower every year; lingering in the shallows long after the last fish had been swallowed up by nets. Sometimes Xe stood still for days, in sight of the shore, as i
noun
- 1
A humorous term of address to someone of equal or higher rank or position, usually when informing them of something.
Xir, you forgot the gigachad image.
- 2
datedA humorous term of address to someone assumed to use or be tolerant to neopronouns, as a form of mockery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does xir come from?
An adaptation of her, compare xe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).