Sexualtrieb

[sɛksuˈaːlˌtʁiːp]

/[sɛksuˈaːlˌtʁiːp]/ noun

The verdict

“Sexualtrieb” is uncommon German (frequency #88,282 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,282
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Bedürfnis nach Sex

Corpus desk

Index DE-sexualtrieb · Sexualtrieb · German

Sexualtrieb · rank #88,282 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,282
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sexshop

Nearest frequency peer: Sexshop (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sexualtrieb“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sexualtrieb“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sexualtrieb
PropertyValue
HeadwordSexualtrieb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sɛksuˈaːlˌtʁiːp]
Letters11
Frequency rank#88,282
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sexualtrieb“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sexualtriebfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sexshop“ (#88,281), „Serail“ (#88,280), „siebenhundert“ (#88,284). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sexualtrieb“ bei #88,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sexualtrieb is uncommon German at frequency #88,282 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sɛksuˈaːlˌtʁiːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Bedürfnis nach Sex".

No misspelling variants are generated for Sexualtrieb in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sexualtrieb, spelled S-E-X-U-A-L-T-R-I-E-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Bedürfnis nach Sex

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Alle Tiere, die sich geschlechtlich fortpflanzen, weisen einen Sexualtrieb auf.
  2. Der menschliche Sexualtrieb kann vielgestaltige Formen und Ausprägungen annehmen.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Sexualtrieb"?
"Sexualtrieb" is spelled S-E-X-U-A-L-T-R-I-E-B. The IPA pronunciation is [sɛksuˈaːlˌtʁiːp].
What does "Sexualtrieb" mean?
As a noun, "Sexualtrieb" means: das Bedürfnis nach Sex
How do you pronounce "Sexualtrieb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sexualtrieb" is [sɛksuˈaːlˌtʁiːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sexualtrieb" come from?
"Sexualtrieb" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list