misogynist

\mɪˈsɒ.dʒə.nɪst\

/\mɪˈsɒ.dʒə.nɪst\/ noun

The verdict

“misogynist” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - misogyne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-misogynist · misogynist · French

misogynist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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 misogynist
PropertyValue
Headwordmisogynist
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɪˈsɒ.dʒə.nɪst\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « misogynist » en français

misogynistn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

misogynist is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɪˈsɒ.dʒə.nɪst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "misogyne.".

misogynist doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is misogynist, spelled M-I-S-O-G-Y-N-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    misogyne.

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 "misogynist"?
"misogynist" is spelled M-I-S-O-G-Y-N-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is \mɪˈsɒ.dʒə.nɪst\.
What does "misogynist" mean?
As a noun, "misogynist" means: misogyne.
How do you pronounce "misogynist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "misogynist" is \mɪˈsɒ.dʒə.nɪst\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "misogynist" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list