Koitus

[ˈkoːitʊs]

/[ˈkoːitʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Koitus” is uncommon German (frequency #73,697 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,697
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - intimer Sexualverkehr zwischen zwei Personen, besonders die genitale Vereinigung eines Mannes und einer Frau

Corpus desk

Index DE-koitus · Koitus · German

Koitus · rank #73,697 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,697
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kohorten

Nearest frequency peer: Kohorten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Koitus“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Koitus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Koitus
PropertyValue
HeadwordKoitus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkoːitʊs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#73,697
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Koitus“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Koitusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kohorten“ (#73,696), „knattern“ (#73,695), „Klettgau“ (#73,694). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Koitus“ bei #73,697. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Koitus is uncommon German at frequency #73,697 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoːitʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "intimer Sexualverkehr zwischen zwei Personen, besonders die genitale Vereinigung eines Mannes und einer Frau".

No misspelling variants are generated for Koitus in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Koitus, spelled K-O-I-T-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    intimer Sexualverkehr zwischen zwei Personen, besonders die genitale Vereinigung eines Mannes und einer Frau

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Koitus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ein Koitus kann zur Schwangerschaft führen.
  2. „Rund siebzig Prozent (gelogene Statistik, das ist nur mein Gefühl) der Single-Reisenden erhoffen sich Koitus in Island.“

Synonyms

AktBeischlafCoitusGeschlechtsaktGeschlechtsverkehrKohabitationKopulationNummerSexualaktFick

Antonyms

Enthaltsamkeit

This word in other languages

coitus(English)coito(Español)coït(Français)coito(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Koitus"?
"Koitus" is spelled K-O-I-T-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoːitʊs].
What does "Koitus" mean?
As a noun, "Koitus" means: intimer Sexualverkehr zwischen zwei Personen, besonders die genitale Vereinigung eines Mannes und einer Frau
How do you pronounce "Koitus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Koitus" is [ˈkoːitʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Koitus" come from?
"Koitus" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Koitus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kalkar#73,676Kuppen#73,719kühlem#73,723Joplin#73,667

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list