intersexual
Portuguese, noun/ˌĩ.teɾ.sek.suˈaw/
intersexual is spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-E-X-U-A-L (11 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written Portuguese, the 146,979th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intersexual is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “intersex (individual with characteristics of both sexes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que tem características masculinas e femininas”.
What does intersexual mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineintersex (individual with characteristics of both sexes)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem características masculinas e femininas
noun: 1. pessoa que tem características masculinas e femininas
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of intersexual
- intersexuais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intersexual?
- Brazil /ˌĩ.teɾ.sek.suˈaw/
- Brazil [ˌĩ.teɾ.sek.suˈaʊ̯]
- Brazil /ˌĩ.teɾ.sekˈswaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to intersexual
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is intersexual in Portuguese?
intersexual appears about once in every 25 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).