Sexmuffel
[ˈzɛksˌmʊfl̩]
The verdict
“Sexmuffel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der sich aus allem, was mit dem sexuellen Bereich zusammenhängt, nichts macht
Corpus desk
Index DE-sexmuffel · Sexmuffel · German
Sexmuffel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Sexmuffel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛksˌmʊfl̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sexmuffel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sexmuffel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛksˌmʊfl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der sich aus allem, was mit dem sexuellen Bereich zusammenhängt, nichts macht".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Sexmuffel in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sexmuffel, spelled S-E-X-M-U-F-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1jemand, der sich aus allem, was mit dem sexuellen Bereich zusammenhängt, nichts macht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sexmuffel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die größten Sexmuffel der Republik sind in Thüringen anzutreffen.“
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.