Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gender-affirming surgery

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ.əˈfɚ.mɪŋ ˈsɚ.d͡ʒɚ.i/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: gen-der-af-firm-ing -surgery
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ.əˈfɚ.mɪŋ ˈsɚ.d͡ʒɚ.i/

37

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgical procedure that alters a person's physical sexual characteristics to conform with their gender identity.

Countable; Uncountable

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ.əˈfɚ.mɪŋ ˈsɚ.d͡ʒɚ.i/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gender-affirming surgeries (plural)

Synonyms

gender affirmation surgery gender confirmation surgery gender realignment surgery gender reallocation surgery gender reassignment surgery sex change sex-change operation sex reassignment surgery sexual reassignment surgery

Questions

How do you pronounce gender-affirming surgery?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ.əˈfɚ.mɪŋ ˈsɚ.d͡ʒɚ.i/.
What does gender-affirming surgery mean?: A surgical procedure that alters a person's physical sexual characteristics to conform with their gender identity.

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