antisexuel

\ɑ̃.ti.sɛk.sɥɛl\

/\ɑ̃.ti.sɛk.sɥɛl\/ adj

The verdict

“antisexuel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à la sexualité, jadis désignée comme antinaturelle, dans laquelle la sodomie et la fellation se pratiquait.

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Index FR-antisexuel · antisexuel · French

antisexuel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for antisexuel
PropertyValue
Headwordantisexuel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɑ̃.ti.sɛk.sɥɛl\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « antisexuel » en français

antisexuelreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

antisexuel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃.ti.sɛk.sɥɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for antisexuel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is antisexuel, spelled A-N-T-I-S-E-X-U-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à la sexualité, jadis désignée comme antinaturelle, dans laquelle la sodomie et la fellation se pratiquait.
  2. 2
    Relatif à la pratique volontaire de l’abstinence sexuelle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how antisexuel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il est tout au moins étrange de constater que la Préfecture de police, qui use de pouvoirs aussi discrétionnaires quand il s’agit de la prostitution féminine, s’avoue aussi ingénûment désarmée quand il s’agit de la prostitution antisexuelle.
  2. L’onanisme manuel est ainsi très fréquent chez les mal sexués et en étant l’initiateur de tous les autres modes, comme il est démontré page 503 de l’Onanisme sous toutes ses formes, les pseudo-hermaphrodites sont prédisposés à toutes les aberrations antisexuelles.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antisexuel"?
"antisexuel" is spelled A-N-T-I-S-E-X-U-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ti.sɛk.sɥɛl\.
What does "antisexuel" mean?
As an adjective, "antisexuel" means: Relatif à la sexualité, jadis désignée comme antinaturelle, dans laquelle la sodomie et la fellation se pratiquait.
How do you pronounce "antisexuel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antisexuel" is \ɑ̃.ti.sɛk.sɥɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antisexuel" come from?
"antisexuel" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list