Sex-Appeal
[ˈzɛksʔɛˌpiːl]
The verdict
“Sex-Appeal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die positive, sexuelle Ausstrahlung eines Menschen. Ob jemand Sexappeal besitzt oder nicht, ist immer von den persönlichen Schönheitsidealen abhängig.
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Index DE-sex-appeal · Sex-Appeal · German
Sex-Appeal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sex-Appeal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛksʔɛˌpiːl] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sex-Appeal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sex-Appeal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛksʔɛˌpiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die positive, sexuelle Ausstrahlung eines Menschen. Ob jemand Sexappeal besitzt oder nicht, ist immer von den persönlichen Schönheitsidealen abhängig.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Sex-Appeal in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sex-Appeal, spelled S-E-X---A-P-P-E-A-L.
Definition
- 1die positive, sexuelle Ausstrahlung eines Menschen. Ob jemand Sexappeal besitzt oder nicht, ist immer von den persönlichen Schönheitsidealen abhängig.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sex-Appeal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine weibliche Stimme, sanft, aber nicht naiv, märchenhaft, aber nicht ohne Sex-Appeal, weist uns darauf hin, wie wichtig für unsere Selbsterkenntnis die eigene Stimme ist.“
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.