How to Pronounce Gender

To pronounce "gender", say GEND-er — 2 syllables, IPA /ˈdʒɛndə/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Accent

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2

Syllables

6

Letters

/ˈdʒɛndə/

IPA

💡 Tip for remembering “gender”

"gender" has 2 syllables: gend-er. It rhymes with tender and render, if that helps it stick.

What does gender mean?

noun

  1. Class; kind.
  2. (grammar) A division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech) into masculine or feminine, and sometimes other categories like neuter or common, and animate or inanimate.

verb

  1. To assign a gender to (a person); to perceive as having a gender; to address using terms (pronouns, nouns, adjectives...) that express a certain gender.
  2. To perceive (a thing) as having characteristics associated with a certain gender, or as having been authored by someone of a certain gender.

noun

  1. Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character

    “His low voice allowed him to become a bass in the choir.”

  2. Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.

Synonyms

sexgenrevoicesay-sostevenvoterearddiathesisgendergrammatical voice

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Words that rhyme with gender

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

tenderrendersplendorslenderengendersurrenderpretendervendorbendercontenderfenderoffender

Related words

sexualitysexmainstreamingnaturegeneratesuchequalityequal

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "gender"?▾

"Gender" has 2 syllables: gend · er.

What is the IPA transcription of "gender"?▾

The IPA transcription of "gender" is /ˈdʒɛndə/.

What does "gender" mean?▾

Gender: Class; kind.

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