sapiosexual
sa·pi·o·sex·ual/ˌseɪ.pi.əˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/adjective, noun
sapiosexual is spelled S-A-P-I-O-S-E-X-U-A-L: 11 letters and 5 syllables (sa·pi·o·sex·ual). It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sapiosexual means “Sexually attracted to intellectual or mental qualities over appearance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sapiosexual?
| Letters | 11: S-A-P-I-O-S-E-X-U-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: sa·pi·o·sex·ual |
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sapiosexual?
Sapiosexual appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 sapiosexual?
- UK /ˌseɪ.pi.əˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/
- UK /seɪpiəʊ/
- US /ˌseɪ.pi.əˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/
Sapiosexual has 5 syllables, split sa·pi·o·sex·ual in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-sapiosexual.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sapiosexual?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sapiosexual from its last stressed vowel (/ɛkʃuəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of sapiosexual
- sapiosexuals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sapiosexual mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Sexually attracted to intellectual or mental qualities over appearance.
noun
- 1
A person who is sapiosexual.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sapiosexual in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sapiosexuel |
| German | sapiosexuell , Sapiosexueller, Sapiosexuelle |
| Spanish | sapiosexual |
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.
Where does sapiosexual come from?
From Latin sapiens + -o- + -sexual. Coined by Darren Stalder in 1998 to describe his own sexuality.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).