An antiquated way of thinking might lead some people to believe that men strictly like talking about cars and sports while women only gab about fashion.
12 words that are more familiar to men than women
According to a 500,000-person vocabulary test, men and women are disproportionately familiar with different words.
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But some of these stereotypes may have a bit of truth to them, according to data analysis from the Center for Reading Research. The center posted an online vocabulary test and analyzed the first 500,000 results, focusing on differences in gender.
Some words exhibited a large margin between the percent of men and women who reported knowing them.
Below, we've listed the words that are more familiar to men than women. They tend to center on transportation, weapons, and science. The words that are more familiar to women tend to
See if you know the words below, and then take a version of the test here.
Humvee
Men who know it: 88%Women who know it: 58%
Codec
Solenoid
54%
Biped
Definition: a two-footed animal.
61%
Golem
Mach
63%
Kevlar
Definition: a brand name for a very strong artificial material that is not damaged by high temperatures.
65%
Claymore
Definition: a
Scimitar
Definition: a
Dreadnought
Paladin
Definition: a trusted military leader (as for a medieval prince).
66%
Bolshevism
60%
Christina Sterbenz contributed to a previous version on this story.