coitus
/ˈkəʊ.ɪ.təs/
"coitus" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“coitus” is uncommon English (frequency #54,083 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,083
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sexual intercourse, especially that involving penile–vaginal penetration.
Corpus desk
Index EN-coitus · coitus · English
coitus · rank #54,083 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,083
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH coherently
Nearest frequency peer: coherently (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “coitus”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- clattering
clattering
45,920 corpus weight
- coherently
coherently
45,919 corpus weight
- coitus
coitus
45,918 corpus weight
- cokes
cokes
45,917 corpus weight
- collectivism
collectivism
45,916 corpus weight
- columbo
columbo
45,915 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “coitus” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coitus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkəʊ.ɪ.təs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #54,083 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “coitus” in English
Rare enough to double-check
coitus is uncommon English at frequency #54,083 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkəʊ.ɪ.təs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sexual intercourse, especially that involving penile–vaginal penetration.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for coitus, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin coitus. The correct English form is coitus, spelled C-O-I-T-U-S.
Definition
- 1Sexual intercourse, especially that involving penile–vaginal penetration.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how coitus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wolowitz: Hang on. There really is a lady here? Leonard: Uh-huh. Wolowitz: And you want us out because you’re anticipating coitus? Leonard: No, she’s just a friend. Wolowitz: So she’s available for coitus? Leonard: No, she’s – –
Etymology
From Latin coitus.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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