intersexuel

\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛk.sɥɛl\

/\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛk.sɥɛl\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Intersexué, en état d’ambiguïté sexuelle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intersexuel · intersexuel · French

intersexuel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" 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 intersexuel
PropertyValue
Headwordintersexuel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛk.sɥɛl\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « intersexuel » en français

intersexuelreste 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

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

intersexuel has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists 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 intersexuel, spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-E-X-U-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Intersexué, en état d’ambiguïté sexuelle.
  2. 2
    Entre les membres de sexes différents, entre les sexes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La prostitution est le signe tangible, caricature mais aussi quintessence, du schème des rapports intersexuels dans notre société.

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intersexuel"?
"intersexuel" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-E-X-U-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛk.sɥɛl\.
What does "intersexuel" mean?
As an adjective, "intersexuel" means: Intersexué, en état d’ambiguïté sexuelle.
How do you pronounce "intersexuel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intersexuel" is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛk.sɥɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intersexuel" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list