diff --git a/routes/profileEditor.vue b/routes/profileEditor.vue
index afc84cbd2..9c4fe2e45 100644
--- a/routes/profileEditor.vue
+++ b/routes/profileEditor.vue
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
 
 <script>
     import {head, buildList, buildDict, isValidLink} from "../src/helpers";
-    import { pronouns } from '../src/data';
+    import { pronouns, pronounLibrary } from '../src/data';
     import { buildPronoun } from "../src/buildPronoun";
     import config from '../data/config.suml';
     import link from '../plugins/link';
@@ -542,14 +542,18 @@
                 if (!pronoun) {
                     return 'profile.pronounsNotFound';
                 }
-                return pronoun === this.config.pronouns.any
-                    || pronoun.startsWith(this.config.pronouns.any + ':')
+                return this.validateAnyPronoun(pronoun)
                     || (this.config.pronouns.null && this.config.pronouns.null.routes && this.config.pronouns.null.routes.includes(pronoun))
                     || (this.config.pronouns.mirror && this.config.pronouns.mirror.route === pronoun)
                     || buildPronoun(pronouns, pronoun)
                         ? null
                         : 'profile.pronounsNotFound'
             },
+            validateAnyPronoun(pronoun) {
+                const prefix = `${this.config.pronouns.any}:`;
+                return pronoun === this.config.pronouns.any
+                    || pronoun.startsWith(prefix) && pronounLibrary.byKey()[pronoun.substring(prefix.length)];
+            },
             async resetWords() {
                 await this.$confirm();