sex tape
"sex-tape" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sex tape” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A video recording of a sex act, especially one starring a celebrity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sex-tape · sex tape · English
sex tape · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sex tape |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “sex tape” in English
Rare enough to double-check
sex tape is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A video recording of a sex act, especially one starring a celebrity.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sex tape, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Formerly recorded on video cassette tape. The correct English form is sex tape, spelled S-E-X- -T-A-P-E.
Definition
- 1A video recording of a sex act, especially one starring a celebrity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sex tape appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The series uses the scandal — which begot fortunes, ruined lives and made the celebrity sex tape a defining artifact of the internet age — as a guide through a transitional period in American culture.
Etymology
Formerly recorded on video cassette tape.
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.