erogenous
/əˈɹɒd͡ʒɪnəs/
"erogenous" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“erogenous” is uncommon English (frequency #74,076 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,076
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sensitive to sexual arousal.
Corpus desk
Index EN-erogenous · erogenous · English
erogenous · rank #74,076 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,076
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH escapement
Nearest frequency peer: escapement (+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 “erogenous”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- eonni
eonni
25,929 corpus weight
- Epicurus
Epicurus
25,928 corpus weight
- epidemiolog…
epidemiologic
25,927 corpus weight
- erogenous
erogenous
25,925 corpus weight
- escapement
escapement
25,924 corpus weight
- Etherington
Etherington
25,921 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “erogenous” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erogenous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /əˈɹɒd͡ʒɪnəs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #74,076 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “erogenous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
erogenous is uncommon English at frequency #74,076 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /əˈɹɒd͡ʒɪnəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for erogenous, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love”) + -genous (“producing”). The correct English form is erogenous, spelled E-R-O-G-E-N-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Sensitive to sexual arousal.
- 2Causing sexual arousal; erotogenic.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erogenous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His neck, shoulders, upper back, and spine were erogenous zones.
give him an erogenous massage
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love”) + -genous (“producing”).
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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