Experts shared a list of 20 words that women know, but men don't and words men know, but women don't.
The study included 220,000 people who took part in an online vocabulary test from Ghent University. The study was done by Marc Brysbaert, director os the Center for Reading Research.
Do you know these words?
Men are more likely to recognize:
- Howitzer
- Thermistor
- Azimuth
- Femtosecond
- Milliamp
- Aileron
- Kohl
- Degauss
- Bouson
- Checksum
- Piezoelectricity
- Gauss
- Katana
- S****le
- Neodymium
- Yakuza
- Teraflop
- Strafe
- Parsec
- Bushido
Women are more likely to recognize:
- Peplum
- Tulle
- Chignon
- Bandeau
- Freesia
- Chenille
- Kohl
- Verbena
- Doula
- Ruche
- Espadrille
- Damask
- Jacquard
- Whipstitch
- Boucle
- Taffeta
- Sateen
- Chambray
- Pessary
- Voile