cissexuel
\sis.sɛk.sɥɛl\
The verdict
“cissexuel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne qui vit avec le sexe et le genre qui lui ont été assignés à sa naissance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cissexuel · cissexuel · French
cissexuel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cissexuel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sis.sɛk.sɥɛl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cissexuel » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cissexuel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sis.sɛk.sɥɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne qui vit avec le sexe et le genre qui lui ont été assignés à sa naissance.".
cissexuel has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cissexuel, spelled C-I-S-S-E-X-U-E-L.
Definition
- 1Personne qui vit avec le sexe et le genre qui lui ont été assignés à sa naissance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cissexuel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La plupart des cissexuel·les sont inconscient·es de la nature subjective du genrement, essentiellement car elleux-mêmes ne vivent pas l’expérience d’être régulièrement mégenrées – i.e. assigné·es par erreur à un genre qui ne leur correspond pas.
Synonyms
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.