unissex
The verdict
“unissex” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,660 among 345 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,660
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 345
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que diz respeito a ambos os gêneros feminino e masculino
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unissex |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,660 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unissex” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
unissex is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,660 among 345 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for unissex, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is unissex, spelled U-N-I-S-S-E-X.
Definition
- 1que diz respeito a ambos os gêneros feminino e masculino
- 2que tem características não ligadas a ideia de pertencer a um sexo e por tal usável por indivíduos de ambos sexos
Synonyms
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “unissex”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is U-N-I-S-S-E-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.