Sex

[sɛks]

/[sɛks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sex” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #722) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#722
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sexualität, Gesamtheit der mit dem Geschlechtsleben verbundenen Einstellungen und Praktiken

Corpus desk

Index DE-sex · Sex · German

Sex · rank #722 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #722
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH nächste

Nearest frequency peer: nächste (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Sex“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Sex“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Sex vs so
0% similar
Sex vs SV
33% similar
Sex vs SS
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Sex
PropertyValue
HeadwordSex
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sɛks]
Letters3
Frequency rank#722
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Sex“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sexliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „nächste“ (#721), „Sommer“ (#723), „Michael“ (#720). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sex“ bei #722. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Sex is neighbouring look-alikes ("so", "SV", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [sɛks]. Frequency #722 among 8,027 “S” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Sex doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "so", "SV", "SS", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sex, spelled S-E-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sexualität, Gesamtheit der mit dem Geschlechtsleben verbundenen Einstellungen und Praktiken
  2. 2
    erotische Ausstrahlung einer Person
  3. 3
    praktische Ausübung der Sexualität
  4. 4
    biologisches Geschlecht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich kenne mich mit (dem Thema) Sex nicht aus.
  2. „Dieser hinterhältige Zauber von Montmartre ist, glaube ich, zum größten Teil dem Sex zuzuschreiben, der hier unverblümt gehandelt wird.“

Synonyms

SexualitätGeschlechtslebenGeschlechtlichkeitSexappealGeschlechtsverkehrKoitusSexualkontaktBeischlafSexus

Antonyms

platonische LiebeEnthaltsamkeit

This word in other languages

sex(English)sexo(Español)sexe(Français)sexo(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 "Sex"?
"Sex" is spelled S-E-X. The IPA pronunciation is [sɛks].
What does "Sex" mean?
As a noun, "Sex" means: Sexualität, Gesamtheit der mit dem Geschlechtsleben verbundenen Einstellungen und Praktiken
What words are commonly confused with "Sex"?
"Sex" is commonly confused with "so", "SV", "SS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sex"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sex" is [sɛks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sex" come from?
"Sex" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list