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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genders

/dʒˈɛndɚz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables
gen-ders
IPA
/dʒˈɛndɚz/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of gender

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of gender

name

A surname from Old French.

Etymology

From Old French gendre (“son-in-law”) + the patronymic suffix -s.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Genderses (plural)

Rhymes With

defenders offenders vendors lenders contenders renders tenders surrenders fenders suspenders pretenders enders

Questions

How do you pronounce genders?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈɛndɚz/.
What does genders mean?
plural of gender
Where does genders come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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