cisgenre

\sis.ʒɑ̃ʁ\

/\sis.ʒɑ̃ʁ\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie une personne dont l’identité de genre, est en concordance avec le genre qui lui a été assigné à la naissance.

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Index FR-cisgenre · cisgenre · French

cisgenre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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 cisgenre
PropertyValue
Headwordcisgenre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sis.ʒɑ̃ʁ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cisgenre » en français

cisgenrereste 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

cisgenre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \sis.ʒɑ̃ʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualifie une personne dont l’identité de genre, est en concordance avec le genre qui lui a été assigné à la naissance.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cisgenre, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is cisgenre, spelled C-I-S-G-E-N-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualifie une personne dont l’identité de genre, est en concordance avec le genre qui lui a été assigné à la naissance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ces nouvelles terminologies permettent aussi de rendre compte de la différence qui existe entre eux et des personnes cisgenres, en mêlant corps et orientation sexuelle : on trouvera les termes « transgouine » ou « transpédé ».
  2. La plupart des gens sont considérés comme « cisgenres » (« cisgendered » en anglais), leur identité sexuelle étant la même que leur sexe biologique

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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 "cisgenre"?
"cisgenre" is spelled C-I-S-G-E-N-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sis.ʒɑ̃ʁ\.
What does "cisgenre" mean?
As an adjective, "cisgenre" means: Qualifie une personne dont l’identité de genre, est en concordance avec le genre qui lui a été assigné à la naissance.
How do you pronounce "cisgenre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cisgenre" is \sis.ʒɑ̃ʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cisgenre" come from?
"cisgenre" 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