Which to use
“sexes” is a noun and “sexier” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,583
- “sexes” frequency rank
- #30,965
- “sexier” frequency rank
- 47548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sexes | sexier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of sex | comparative form of sexy: more sexy |
Letter map: sexes vs sexier
Shared letters muted; letters that set sexes and sexier apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. sexes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against sexier's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for sexes / sexier
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sexes is anoun and sexieranadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sexes is recorded at frequency rank #16,583, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛksɪz/. sexier is at rank #30,965, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47548, this pair ranks #201,448 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sexes vs sexier
Shared letters: esx. Private to "sexes": -. Private to "sexier": ir.
"sexes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "sexier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sexes" and "sexier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sexes" or "sexier"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sexes" and "sexier".
- Full dictionary entry for "sexes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sexier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,448 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sexes" and "sexier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Seager vs sexier". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #201,448 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.