Sex
German, noun/sɛks/
Sex is spelled S-E-X (3 letters) and appears 120 times per million words in written German, the 726th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sex is a German masculine noun meaning “sex (sexual intercourse)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sexualität, Gesamtheit der mit dem Geschlechtsleben verbundenen Einstellungen und Praktiken”.
What does Sex mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesex (sexual intercourse)
- 2
masculinesexuality
- 3
colloquialmasculinesex appeal
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sexualität, Gesamtheit der mit dem Geschlechtsleben verbundenen Einstellungen und Praktiken 2. erotische Ausstrahlung einer Person 3. praktische Ausübung der Sexualität 4. biologisches Geschlecht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sex
- Sexes genitive
- S*x alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sex?
- /sɛks/
- dated /zɛks/
- [sɛks]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sex
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sex in German?
Sex appears 120 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).