Coitus
[ˈkoːitʊs]
The verdict
“Coitus” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - intimer Sexualverkehr zwischen zwei Personen, besonders die genitale Vereinigung eines Mannes und einer Frau
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Coitus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkoːitʊs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Coitus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Coitus is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkoːitʊs]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "intimer Sexualverkehr zwischen zwei Personen, besonders die genitale Vereinigung eines Mannes und einer Frau".
No misspelling variants are generated for Coitus in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Coitus, spelled C-O-I-T-U-S.
Definition
- 1intimer Sexualverkehr zwischen zwei Personen, besonders die genitale Vereinigung eines Mannes und einer Frau
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Coitus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-O-I-T-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkoːitʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.