Oralsex
[oˈʁaːlˌsɛks]
The verdict
“Oralsex” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #30,709 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #30,709
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sexualpraktik, bei der das Geschlechtsteil des Sexualpartners/der Sexualpartnerin mit dem Mund (den Lippen, der Zunge, den Zähnen) stimuliert wird
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oralsex |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oˈʁaːlˌsɛks] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #30,709 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Oralsex” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Oralsex is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oˈʁaːlˌsɛks]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,709 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Sexualpraktik, bei der das Geschlechtsteil des Sexualpartners/der Sexualpartnerin mit dem Mund (den Lippen, der Zunge, den Zähnen) stimuliert wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oralsex, with forms such as "oarlsex", "oralesx", and "orallsex". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "orale", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Oralsex, spelled O-R-A-L-S-E-X.
Definition
- 1Sexualpraktik, bei der das Geschlechtsteil des Sexualpartners/der Sexualpartnerin mit dem Mund (den Lippen, der Zunge, den Zähnen) stimuliert wird
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: oarlsex,oralesx,orallsex,oralsexx,oralssex,oralsxe,oraslex,orlasex,orralsex,roalsex
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Oralsex - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Oralsex”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-R-A-L-S-E-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [oˈʁaːlˌsɛks] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “orale” - see the side-by-side comparison. Oralsex vs orale
- 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.