intersexes
\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛks\
The verdict
“intersexes” is uncommon French (frequency #83,053 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,053
- frequency rank, French
- 142,603
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de intersexe.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intersexes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛks\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #83,053 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “intersexes” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
intersexes is uncommon French at frequency #83,053 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de intersexe.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for intersexes, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is intersexes, spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-E-X-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de intersexe.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “intersexes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is I-N-T-E-R-S-E-X-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛks\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.