sadomasochist

/ˈseɪdəʊˌmæsəkɪst/

//ˈseɪdəʊˌmæsəkɪst// noun

"sadomasochist" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sadomasochist” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who enjoys both inflicting and receiving pain for sexual gratification.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sadomasochist · sadomasochist · English

sadomasochist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for sadomasochist
PropertyValue
Headwordsadomasochist
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈseɪdəʊˌmæsəkɪst/
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “sadomasochist” in English

sadomasochistsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sadomasochist is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈseɪdəʊˌmæsəkɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who enjoys both inflicting and receiving pain for sexual gratification.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for sadomasochist in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: See sadomasochism. The correct English form is sadomasochist, spelled S-A-D-O-M-A-S-O-C-H-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who enjoys both inflicting and receiving pain for sexual gratification.

Etymology

See sadomasochism.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sadomasochist"?
"sadomasochist" is spelled S-A-D-O-M-A-S-O-C-H-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈseɪdəʊˌmæsəkɪst/.
What does "sadomasochist" mean?
As a noun, "sadomasochist" means: A person who enjoys both inflicting and receiving pain for sexual gratification.
How do you pronounce "sadomasochist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sadomasochist" is /ˈseɪdəʊˌmæsəkɪst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "sadomasochist"?
See sadomasochism. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list