Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grammatical gender

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
gram-mat-i-cal -gen-der
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The grammatically prescribed gender of a noun, which does not necessarily correspond with the referent’s attributes such as biological sex.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

grammatical genders (plural)

Phrases

natural gender

Frequently Paired Words

natural gender

Synonyms

grammatical gender gender

Questions

What does grammatical gender mean?
The grammatically prescribed gender of a noun, which does not necessarily correspond with the referent’s attributes such as biological sex.

How to pronounce grammatical gender

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