latinx
/ləˈtin.ɛks/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "(which see for more)"
- ""Black and/or Latinx transgender people often find ourselves the target of increased police hostility,...""
- "There is also the fact that, from an early age, people of color— especially young black people and to some extent Hispanic and Latinx/Latino/Latina people—are automatically sexualized to a higher degree by white observers [...]"
- "[…] anti-black racism, anti-Latinx racism, […]"
- "Police found no weapon on 93% of the people stopped, and it is unclear what was found on the remaining 7%. Actually, among people that the police frisked, black and Latinx people were less likely than white people to have a weapon on them."
- "@nmoon Looks can be deceiving, but I "see" no Latinx, several multi-racials, 3 whites 90% AfrAm. I don't see anyone who looks solely AsAmer"
Etymology
The gender-neutral suffix -x replaces the gendered suffixes -a and -o. Reinforced by United States Spanish latinx.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ləˈtin.ɛks/
- British English: /ləˈtiːn.ɛks/
Usage
- American usage