hypersexual
adjective, noun
hypersexual is spelled H-Y-P-E-R-S-E-X-U-A-L: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hypersexual means “Excessively interested in sex” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hypersexual?
| Letters | 11: H-Y-P-E-R-S-E-X-U-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 hypersexual?
Hypersexual appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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).
Forms of hypersexual
- more hypersexual comparative
- most hypersexual superlative
- hypersexuals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hypersexual mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Excessively interested in sex.
Add to this pornographic films, which have done more not only to objectify women but also to give men the idea that women are hypersexual and welcome their advances.
- 2
Of or relating to hypersexuality.
noun
- 1
A person who is hypersexual.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate hypersexual?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of hypersexual: hyper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hypersexual in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense excessively interested in sex:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | hipersexual |
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.