unisex
[uniˈseks]
The verdict
“unisex” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,177 among 4,148 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,177
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,148
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dicho especialmente de la vestimenta y la cosmética, adecuado para individuos de cualquier género
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unisex |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [uniˈseks] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #58,177 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unisex” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unisex is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,177 among 4,148 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [uniˈseks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
unisex doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is unisex, spelled U-N-I-S-E-X.
Definition
- 1Dicho especialmente de la vestimenta y la cosmética, adecuado para individuos de cualquier género
- 2Que sirve tanto para las mujeres como para los hombres.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “unisex”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is U-N-I-S-E-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [uniˈseks] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.