erogenous
/əˈɹɒd͡ʒɪnəs/adjective
erogenous is spelled E-R-O-G-E-N-O-U-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, erogenous means “Sensitive to sexual arousal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in erogenous?
| Letters | 9: E-R-O-G-E-N-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is erogenous?
Erogenous appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce erogenous?
- /əˈɹɒd͡ʒɪnəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-erogenous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of erogenous
- more erogenous comparative
- most erogenous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does erogenous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Sensitive to sexual arousal.
- 2
Causing sexual arousal; erotogenic.
give him an erogenous massage
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Erogenous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sensitive to sexual arousal:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.