Which to use
“sexiest” is an adjective and “sexism” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,930
- “sexiest” frequency rank
- #14,632
- “sexism” frequency rank
- 36562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sexiest | sexism |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | superlative form of sexy: most sexy | The belief that people of one sex (or gender) are inherently different from those of another sex, and generally that one sex is superior to others. |
Where the eye mixes sexiest and sexism
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sexiest runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against sexism's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sexiest and sexism
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sexiest is /ˈsɛksi.əst/ while sexism is /ˈsɛksɪzm̩/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sexiest is recorded at frequency rank #21,930, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈsɛksi.əst/. sexism is at rank #14,632, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛksɪzm̩/.
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 36562, this pair ranks #302,090 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sexiest vs sexism
Shared letters: eisx. Private to "sexiest": t. Private to "sexism": m.
"sexiest" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "sexism" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sexiest" and "sexism" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "sexiest" or "sexism" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sexiest" and "sexism" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sexiest" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sexism" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,090 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sexiest" and "sexism" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sexiest vs sexiness". 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 #302,090 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.